Sorry about the late update. I've been quite busy lately. Forgive me?

Nakoma and I sat silently as I rubbed her back, staring at the door. I hadn't been able to sleep, knowing what was happening, and Nakoma had stumbled into my room very early in the morning. The sun was now high in the sky. William joined us in the room, leaning against the door. He watched us as if we couldn't be trusted. He was safe to make that assumption.

"How can you stand there and do nothing?" I asked, glaring at him. He regarded me with shallow blue eyes and a bored expression. He didn't even answer my question, just turned away. I sighed and looked back at Nakoma. She was strong, I had always known that. This just proved it. She hadn't shed a tear since coming in, hadn't even said a word. She just sat silently and stared at the wall. It must have been hard for her. People in our tribe were not ones to easily give that away, it was customary to save that for our night of marriage. It was quite obvious that Nakoma was not married to John Rolfe, nor would she want to be. I couldn't picture a person who would actually enjoy being betrothed to him.

"What have we ever done to you, William?" I asked. Maybe using his name would make him listen. "What have we done to deserve this?" William pursed his lips, as if trying to hold something back. I narrowed my eyes. "What has John Rolfe bribed you with?"

"He hasn't bribed me with anything." He said angrily, turning towards us. I released Nakoma and stood up, walking to him fearlessly.

"Then why do you condemn us?" His breathing started quickening and he had a strange expression.

"Shut your mouth, Savage." He spat angrily, standing to his full height. He was intimidatingly tall with just as intimidating muscles, but I didn't bow down. I looked at him with pity.

"What have others like us done?" His hatred of my people had to be coming from somewhere, I just needed to figure out where.

"You're the reason my mother is dead!" He said angrily, stepping towards me. "You and your filthy tribe!" I took a step back as he got closer.

"William, I-"

"No!" He said, tears coming to his eyes. "I don't want to hear your lies!"

"William," I said quietly. "Please listen." He clenched his fists and raised one of them. I stepped back more.

"William!" The two of us jumped and I turned around. Nakoma was standing with her hands on her hips and she stormed forward. William watched her as she approached and blinked in shock when she shoved him backwards. He stumbled a little bit but straightened himself quickly. "We are human beings!" She said in another bout of rage. She shut her eyes and took a deep breath before looking at him gently. "We are not all the same. Not all tribes kill." She said softly. "Just like I know not all white men kill." William looked outraged for a moment, then he hesitated. He stood where he was for a moment, then put his head in his hands and sat down. "Please, what happened?" Nakoma asked, sitting beside him.

It was a pleasant surprise when he told us. When he was a boy his mother was cooking when an Indian broke into his house. He stabbed her numerous times and dropped her on the floor. He merely looked at William before running out, getting shot moments later. It was believed that the man had snuck onto a ship and hidden away, then proceeded to sneak off after the crew had left. By the end, Nakoma was rubbing William's hand and speaking softly.

"I see." She said.

"I-I..." He looked up. "I always blamed all sav... Indians..." He corrected, looking at Nakoma whom had scolded him for using the word 'savage'. "I was convinced that they were all the same way. It.. Never occurred to me that you could be different."

"Of course not. You were told that we were demons, that we were not human." She gave him a little smile. "But we are." There was an ominous clap from the doorway and our heads turned to where John Rolfe was leaning. He smirked and stood up straight, walking in.

"How touching, you've managed to break him down before you attack him." Nakoma blinked.

"Don't you dare." William growled. Nakoma and I looked at him. John Rolfe raised his eyebrow and looked at his cousin.

"Are you turning on me?" He asked. "You're actually listening to this savage?" William's head snapped up and he was on his feet moments later, grabbing John Rolfe by the throat.

"She's not a savage." Nakoma and I looked at each other. What a change of character... Perhaps that was what he had needed all along, to understand. "She's a human being, unlike you." John Rolfe's eyes widened and he grabbed William's arm.

"Release me, this minute." He said. William narrowed his eyes and threw John Rolfe down, going to the doorway and gesturing for us to leave. Nakoma and I ran quickly, bolting down the stairs and towards the front door. We tried to open it, but it was locked.

"Watch out." William said, walking passed us. We backed up a little bit and watched as he took a few steps backwards before running towards the door. He rammed it with his shoulder and sent it to the ground, shattered. Nakoma and I ran passed him as he got up and he caught up with us moments later.

We ran behind a building and leaned against it, catching our breath.

"Now what?" Nakoma asked.

"Now you leave." William said.

"But the women of our tribe are still here." I said. William nodded slowly, thinking.

"Fine, rephrase that. We find the women then you leave. How many are there?"

"John Rolfe only grabbed the younger women, so..." I thought.

"Eleven." Nakoma piped up. William nodded. "But how are we supposed to leave once they're found?"

"I have connections. We need to visit these connections before we start finding your tribe." William stood up again and we followed his lead.

"Okay." I said. With that, we were running again. I found myself wondering who his 'connections' were.

Ooooh, the pressure is building. I almost can't stand it! Review, pleeeeeease?