Chapter Two: Grandmother Willow's Advice
Pocahontas paddled her canoe up the river to Grandmother Willow's glade. The dream had haunted her all night. She woke up again shortly after falling asleep and she hadn't been able to get back to sleep. She needed some advice as to what the dream could mean.
"Grandmother Willow? I need to speak with you." Pocahontas said after smothering a yawn.
"Pocahontas?" Grandmother Willow said as she appeared with a smile.
"Yes." Pocahontas said.
"What is it, child? You look and sound like you didn't sleep a wink last night!" Grandmother Willow said.
"That's because I didn't. I had a dream. A bad one."
"Tell me about it."
"Well, I dreamed that I was at the plateau. But I did nothing to save John!" Pocahontas said.
"So you dreamed that your father still killed John?"
"Yes. What should I do?"
"My advice is to tell John about it. See what he thinks of it. And then get some rest." Grandmother Willow said. Pocahontas smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Grandmother Willow. Thank you." She said. She climbed into her canoe and paddled home.
"Hello? John? Are you home?" Pocahontas asked, knocking hard on John's door in Jamestown. No one answered.
That's odd. Pocahontas thought.
"Pocahontas!" Someone said behind her. Pocahontas turned to see Thomas standing behind her.
"Thomas! Have you seen John?" She asked.
"Didn't you hear?" Thomas asked.
"Hear what?"
"I don't know how to tell you this…" Thomas said.
"Tell me what, Thomas? For goodness sake, tell me what?"
"John isn't home." Thomas said.
"I know that Thomas." Pocahontas said. "I figured that out when he didn't come to the door."
"No Pocahontas, you don't understand. John isn't home and he won't be coming back."
"What do you mean, Thomas?"
"John's been arrested."