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Chapter 1
Night Watch
Inside the fort lay a blossoming town, sound asleep after a hard day's work of building, digging, and planting. Jamestown was beginning to thrive now with the help of the natives and ever coming shipments of supplies and people from England. Houses had been erected and families were settling into their new homes, and with the new elected leader, John Smith, Jamestown's future was looking bright.
The night air was warm and humid as the guards stood watch on a summer's night in 1609. Jamestown was calm and peaceful, nothing moving except the pacing of the guards standing watch.
"You see anything Ben?" A red-haired man asked the guard opposite him.
"Not a thin' Lon." Ben whispered back in a heavy Scottish accent.
An owl hooted somewhere deep in the forest, and Lon yawned lazily ignoring the sound. "We've been up all day and all night and nothin's happened."
"Aye," Ben agreed. "I'd like nothin' more than t'have at least one good night's sleep in my own bed."
The two kept talking as they always did on their post to pass the time. And like always, the surrounding area remained quiet. It was Captain's Smith's orders to post watch every day and night regardless. They couldn't take chances in a strange new world, but nothing ever happened. Not since Smith saved the Native Chief from certain death. Everyone was happy and successful in their new world lives.
All but one.
Thomas lay awake in his bed thinking over the past year. His life was better than he'd ever expected it to be. After setting out on the biggest adventure of his life, battling natives, setting up a life for himself, and falling in love, he didn't think his life could be any better.
The moonlight poured into the small bedroom, making shadows stretch out over the bed. Thomas looked over to see the sleeping form beside him and smiled. She was his life. After all this time he was finally with her, the most beautiful woman Thomas had ever seen, and he was the envy of every man in town. It had taken so much to be with her, but he thanked God that his dreams had come true.
"Thank you" he whispered to the man upstairs. "You've given me everything I ever wanted and more."
Thomas sighed and rolled over towards his wife. His sudden movement made her stir, and she too turned to face the center of the bed, and her husband.
He smiled as her dark eyes met his and reached a hand out to caress her cheek. Thomas swept away the wild strands of hair from her eyes, and leaned in close to kiss her. As their lips parted, she gave a coy smile and said,
"I love you Thomas."
"And I you Pocahontas."