Chapter 13:

A brief moment of silance past between the three of them as they slowly
walked back towards the village. Hoping John would brake it first, they
continued walking; but when he did not, Thomas spoke.
"So, are you going to tell us why you had everyone believe you were dead?"
John sighed as he glanced around them;
"No one's here," Nakoma snapped, "get on with it."
John turned and looked at her; her eyes filled with anger and hurt, not
anoyance like her tone had shown.
"Alright," he began, "I'll tell you."
Thomas and Nakoma waited as he cleared his throat and began speaking.
"I had to send that letter, saying that I was dead because," he stopped,
wondering how best to explain the situation.
"I had to do that because of Ratcliff, he told the king that I was the one
that had turned against him and that he shot me as punnishment. He also
said that the, "savages," and I had influenced all the settlers in to
commiting treazon."
Nakoma gasped as Thomas's mouth dropped open, "do you mean to say that
dispite Ratcliff being taken back to England in chains, that the king
believed him?"
Thomas inquired as they stopped walking and sat down on the ground;
"Yes Thomas, Ratcliff had hired some men to kill me, they posed as family
members in order to get inside my hospital room; however, I wasn't there.
I had left just hours before. Fortunately, the woman that had lead them to
my room didn't know that. I got out of England and fled to Paris, there I
met Marie who helped me get on a ship that was bound for Virginia."
"But John, we don't trade with Paris, how is that possible?"
Thomas asked;
"It is true we don't allow people from Paris to come here, but the crew had
stopped off to get supplies from an english port."
"I don't believe this, John you could be hung if someone finds out that you
aren't the king's adviser!"
Thomas said, looking at his friend;
"It'll be worth it, I had to see her again. I don't know what's happening
in England right now, but I suspect that Ratcliff is planning something. I
have written a letter to the king, telling him of Ratcliff's lys; he told
the king that I was dead. However, rather the king believes it," he
sighed, "is another story."
"John, I don't know what to say, you have truly risked your life this
time," Nakoma said.
John smiled as they stood up and neared the edge of the village;
"Now, we wait, we wait until I get word on the goings on in London, to see
if King James believes my letter. I couldn't say anything to the people of
JamesTown, in case Ratcliff has men working for him."
Nakoma sighed and briefly touched his shoulder, "it will be alright John,
you are safe here."
"Call me William," John replied as they saw Powhatan running towards them.
"William, all of you come quickly, you must see this!"
The chief's voice became excited as he lead the three people back into the
medicine man's hut;
"My god," Thomas breathed.
"I've never seen anything like this," Nakoma awed as she gazed at her best
friend.
William stood in shock as he looked down at his love. She gazed up at him,
her body being propt up on deer skins;
"How is this possible?"
He inquired;
"It is, it must be the work of the gods," Powhatan replied.

For Pocahontas was chanting, the song of the dead.

*~*~*~*~*~*End Of Chapter 13*~*~*~*~*~*

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