Chapter Twenty-six- Through the King's Head
The next morning, Pocahontas woke up and found Thomas and Nakoma waiting for her.
"Are you ready?" Thomas asked.
"Yes." Pocahontas answered, nodding. Then she and her two friends went outside into the quiet, cold, misty London morning. She and her friends met up with Wendy, Peter and Samuel Smith at the courthouse where Samuel worked.
"Are you ready?" Peter asked. Pocahontas sighed and nodded.
"Then let's go." Samuel Smith said. He led the way to the king's court. Once there, he threw open the doors.
King James and Queen Ann looked up to see Samuel Smith and Pocahontas standing in front of them in the open doorway.
"Pocahontas!" Queen Ann said in surprise, glad to see that she was alright.
"Queen Ann." Pocahontas said, nodding respectfully.
"What are you doing here? What is the meaning of this, Samuel?" King James said angrily.
"As I said before, Pocahontas would like to speak with you about the sentence of my son." Samuel Smith said.
"I have already told you, no!' King James said.
"James! You still have not learned a thing have you? Just speak with her. Perhaps there is more to this story that Ratcliffe has let on." Queen Ann said and Pocahontas gave her a grateful smile.
"Alright. What would you like to speak with me about? John Smith's sentence?" King James asked, sighing deeply from defeat.
"Yes your majesty. John has not committed treason. All John did was step in the way of a bullet meant for my father fired from a gun used by Ratcliffe. You see, John was accused of killing one of my father's bravest warriors when one of John's friends killed him because Kocoum was trying to kill John. So my father sentenced John to death, like you have. But I…I saved him. I told my father about our feelings for each other and he let him go free. After that, because Ratcliffe thought there was gold and that we had it, he shot at my father, but John was quicker than Ratcliffe. He took the shot for my father. Is an act like that considered treason?" Pocahontas asked. Queen Ann looked at King James.
"James…" She said gently.
"Well, I…" King James started.
"Is an act of love considered treason in your mind, your majesty?" Pocahontas asked as Nakoma, Thomas, Peter, and Wendy joined her and Samuel Smith. King James sighed and shook his head.
"No. You obviously do love John Smith if you were and still are willing to put your life on the line for him. I will write and sign a document ordering John Smith to be freed. And you shall hand deliver it to Governor Ratcliffe yourself… Oh dear…" King James said.
"What?" Thomas asked.
"I must write two documents: one ordering John Smith free and one ordering the arrest of Ratcliffe." King James said. Pocahontas smiled and everyone else cheered. John was going to live! But only if she got back in time.
A/N- Can Pocahontas get back in time?