Oliver remained quiet for the funeral ceremony as it commenced and went. He was thankful that they allowed him to attend the funeral before shipping him off behind bars. Of course, he had some parting words for Quentin and the funeral attendees. After all those years, it was hard not to say something, especially with how Quentin ended up being like a father to him. It would have been rude to not say anything about such a man in his life. Oliver held it together pretty well as he spoke about what a good man and father Quentin was, and the impact that the deceased had on his life. It started to get a little rough on him a bit when he started to recall everything. He's lost so many people at this point in his life, but Quentin, losing him was a different kind of blow.<span style="font-size: 16px">He was surprised to see how many people attended the funeral. He knew that Quentin was a man loved by many, but seeing Barry and his group along with all the others, it just gave Oliver a view as to just how far out Quentin was missed and loved. <br/>
</span><br/>After the funeral was over, he was allowed some time with his friends to grieve. They all stuck around Oliver and Felicity's place for a while before parting ways. With some time left, Oliver used it to spend with his son, William, for a little while before spending the rest of it with his wife. Once rime was up, he was cuffed and transported to his new home, a cell in a maximum security prison. He could get out of the place if he wanted, nearly everyone brought up busting him out at some point earlier, but he rejected all of them. He made a deal, and he intended on keeping it for everyone's sake. He rather it be just him in jail instead of everyone. It didn't matter to him much that everyone else was upset at him for making such a decision without consulting them, but he didn't tell the others because they would have not let him take the deal. Well, what's done is done. Besides, he started this whole thing, it was only supposed to be just him, alone. So, why should the others take the fall for his doings?<br/><br/>~<br/><br/>Not even a month into prison and he'd already gotten into a fight. Though, it wasn't entirely his fault, he definitely didn't start it. He wasn't exactly well received at the place, especially after coming out as the Green Arrow. The prison didn't have any media or anything, but news as big as the Arrow's identity travelled by mouth, fast. It wasn't long until he became a target to a majority of the prison's population, but he never instigated anything. He fought back a few times at first, but soon saw it pointless as they kept going at him, but eventually they stopped. Well, not completely, just a majority got bored of him and left him be. But other than those first few times, he was a model prisoner. Oliver kept to himself, followed the rules and schedule that was set. Whenever people messed with him, he just gritted his teeth and took it, most of the times they were just little jabs and quips, nothing to get worked up over.<br/><br/>~<br/><br/>With Oliver gone, and the threat of GA no longer on the streets, the city started to crumble, bit by bit. The others were still around to help keep the city intact, but with Green Arrow gone, a lot more criminals got the guts to come out and wreck havoc. They weren't scared of the others as they feared Green Arrow. It wasn't as if the whole city had gone out of control, just the crime rate rose greatly along with more corruption among people of higher power. It was safe to say that the city had been a mess without the Green Arrow, and there was no denying it. Just a quick glance at the city now and anyone could agree. The Green Arrow might have been seen as a menace to the city, but he was needed in a way. The city was probably back to how it was before Oliver came back, well maybe worse, depending on how it was viewed.<br/><br/>Seeing the city in shambles as it is, the FBI was starting to have second thoughts about putting Oliver away. Yes, by law he is to remain locked up for the numerous crimes that he had committed, but it was obvious how big of an impact he had on the city. They sat on the idea of releasing Oliver for a while, wanting to see if the city would get any better on its own, but it didn't unfortunately. So, five months laters, Watson found herself standing in front of the cell of the man that she had thrown away.<br/><br/>Oliver was, well, surprised, as he thought that he was going to serve the rest of his life out in the cold place. So, when agent Watson showed up and told him that he was free to go back to his city, he was surprised. First they wanted him in prison, now they were letting him out after pressing after him so hard. Although, when he heard the reason for his release, he was less surprised. It was a no brainer that the Green Arrow was needed to keep the city from completely falling apart. So, here he was, five months later, walking out a free man, back to the city that swore to protect. Of course, he had to agree to some terms before being released, terms that were reasonable. The terms were simple really: no killing, unless absolutely necessary, and no leaving the city without giving notice. All of which he agreed to. Oliver didn't expect the government to trust him right off the bat after everything. In return for his compliance with the terms, him and his team, along with those associated with him, were safe from prosecution in regard to their vigilante activities.<br/><br/>The moment Oliver had stepped out of the prison gates, he was immediately engulfed in a hug by an all familiar brunette. Of course, Thea chewed Oliver a new one before getting sentimental and sisterly like and actually greeting him properly and telling him how much she had missed him. Thea was pissed that Oliver did what he did, but she understood where her brother was coming from. As they were in the car, on the way to a meeting spot to meet up with Felicity and William, Thea caught Oliver up on all that had happened with the city and with everyone ever since he was gone. It was a lot to take in, but nothing that overwhelmed, or even came close to, Oliver. He was relieved when he heard that Felicity and William were doing okay for the most part, but hearing about how Sara had been tugged at him a bit. He knew that she was a strong woman, but everyone had their limits, and it was clear that she wasn't handling things too well.<br/><br/>It wasn't long until they came to cabin in the woods, it wasn't where Felicity and William were being hosted at, it was just the meeting spot that was arranged for them as it would be too risky to take Oliver to the actual safe house. When the car pulled up, Oliver couldn't help but smile a bit as he saw his wife and son, standing there on the porch, waiting for him. Getting out of the car, her walked up to them, giving William a tight hug when his son ran to him. "Hey buddy." He never thought that he would be able to hug his son like this again, so he was taking it all in. After letting go of William, he turned his attention to Felicity, giving her a loving smile as she hugged her tightly, kissing her temple.