Freedom. Chapter 11: Princess Isabelle.

(Note: Now before I get on with writing the chapter, I actually found out something about the real Princess Isabelle (in real life, her name was Isabella). (*SPOILERS FOR "BRAVEHEART"*) In "Braveheart," Isabelle and William had a love affair, although in real life, they never met because she was only ten years old when William died in 1305 (she was born in 1295). I believe that at the time of the Scottish rebellion, she was only three, and therefore never met or had a love affair with William (who was born in 1270, but died in 1305). However, for the sake of this fanfic, because the love story between William and Isabelle is probably one of my favorite parts in "Braveheart," (especially one of the main "Braveheart" themes "For The Love Of A Princess", which plays during the love scene :D), I've decided to include it in the fanfic. I'm not sure how old Isabelle is in "Braveheart" though, but I'm guessing she's a little bit younger than William (maybe seventeen?). *shrugs* I don't know. Anyway, I hope you enjoy Chapter 11! :D)

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I do not own Braveheart or Naruto. Braveheart belongs to Mel Gibson, and Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. No copyright infringement intended. All copyrights are reserved.

While William's men stayed behind at York's fortress, Team Kakashi and William were on their way to meet the English.

After they stepped off of a ferry, Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura and William walked towards a large tent. A woman stepped out of the tent, and saw that William was coming. She took a deep breath and walked to him, until she was face-to-face with the quartet.

"I am the Princess of Wales. I come as the king's servant and with his authority," she spoke to the group.

"To do what?" William asked.

"To discuss the king's proposals," she said. "Will you speak with a woman?"

William looked at Kakashi, Naruto and Sakura, and whispered to them:

"Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi. Let me do the talking."

"Right," Sakura understood.

"Man, I'm really glad Pervy-Sage isn't here right now. If he was, he would have been swooning over the princess," Naruto thought in relief referring to Jiraiya as he (Naruto), Kakashi and Sakura followed William inside the tent to speak with the princess.

Princess Isabelle was the wife of Edward II, the son of Longshanks. She wore a white veil with her hair inside of it, a crown, a blue and red dress with long tan sleeves. Like her hair, her eyes were also brown. After Isabelle walked inside the tent with William and Team Kakashi, Nicolette, Isabelle's maid and close friend walked to her. She looked at her in the eyes as if she was wishing Isabelle good luck on her meeting with William. However, Isabelle's attention switched back to William after she sat down.

"I understand you have recently been given the rank of knight," Isabelle told William.

"I have been given nothing. God makes men what they are," William responded.

"Did God make you the sacker of peaceful cities, the executioner of the king's nephew, my husband's own cousin?" Isabelle asked with indignation in her voice.

At that moment, Sakura could have sworn she saw a smirk appear on William's face.

"York was the staging point for every invasion of my country," William answered. "And that royal cousin hanged innocent Scots, even women and children, from the city walls."

Isabelle and Hamilton, one of her guards looked at each other in disbelief.

"Well, Longshanks did far worse the last time he took a Scottish city."

Hamilton whispered to Isabelle in Latin:

("He is a bloody murdering savage. And he's telling lies.")

However, William heard Hamilton's statement, and answered back in Latin:

("I never lie. But I am a savage.")

Then, William started speaking French.

("Or in French if you prefer?")

In her mind, Isabelle was quite impressed that William could not only speak Latin, but also French, because she was from France, and therefore, like William, Isabelle could also speak French. She then went back to being her serious self, and focused on her conversation with William, who went back to speaking English again.

"You ask your king to his face, ask him, and see if his eyes can convince you of the truth."

Like Isabelle, Kakashi, Naruto and Sakura were also quite impressed about William speaking Latin and French since they (Kakashi, Naruto and Sakura) learned from William about him speaking different languages.

After a moment of silence, Isabelle looked at Hamilton.

"Hamilton, leave us."

Hamilton was shocked, fearing that William was going to kill Isabelle.

"Milady?" Hamilton inquired.

"Leave us. Now," Isabelle demanded as Hamilton and his soldiers left Team Kakashi alone with William, Isabelle and Nicolette.

"What about us, Milady?" Kakashi questioned, which made Isabelle look at Team Kakashi.

"Who are you?"

"Forgive us, Milady. I am Kakashi Hatake. This is Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno. We have been sent on a mission to guard William. We come from Konoha," Kakashi informed Isabelle as he began to smile at her. "Don't worry. We won't hurt you." Then, Kakashi realized that he, Naruto and Sakura were interrupting William and Isabelle's conversation after getting a serious look from William. Kakashi cleared his throat. "Sorry. Please continue." William nodded as if he was saying, "Thank you" to Team Kakashi.

Then, Isabelle and William continued to talk.

"Let us talk plainly. You invade England, but you cannot complete the conquest so far from your shelter and supply," Isabelle stood up and walked to William. "The king desires peace."

William looked confused.

"Longshanks desires peace?"

"He declares it to me, I swear it," Isabelle reassured William. "He proposes that you withdraw your attack. In return he grants you title, estates, and this chest of gold which I am to pay to you personally."

At first, William didn't know what to say until he finally replied with a question:

"A lordship and titles. Gold. That I should become Judas?"

"Peace is made in such ways," Isabelle tried to explain.

"Slaves are made in such ways!" William yelled, which stunned Team Kakashi because they've never seen him that angry before. "The last time Longshanks spoke of peace I was a boy. And many Scottish nobles, who would not be slaves, were lured by him under a flag of truce to a barn where he had them hanged. I was very young, but I remember Longshank's notion of peace."

"I understand you have suffered. I know... about your woman," Isabelle sympathized, which made William get quiet all of a sudden because he knew... that she was talking about Murron.

Finally, after a pause, he said:

"She was my wife. We married in secret because I would not share her with an English Lord. They killed her... to get to me."

"I wonder... this Murron that William was murmuring about in his sleep... was that his wife?" Sakura wondered to herself as she, along with Naruto and Kakashi started to feel sorry for William.

"I've never spoken of it," William continued talking to Isabelle, while lowering his head. "I don't know why I tell you now except...," he lifted up his head to look at her. "I see her strength in you."

Then, as soon as Isabelle looked at William, she found herself lost in his eyes... as if she was falling in love with him.

"One day you'll be a queen, and you must open your eyes," William told her.

Before he and Team Kakashi left Isabelle and Nicolette alone in the tent, the last thing that William spoke to her was:

"You tell your king that William Wallace will not be ruled, and nor will any Scot while I live."

Later that day, Team Kakashi, William, Stephen and Hamish watched Isabelle's wagon depart. William looked at her one last time, and she was gone.

Afterward, Stewart told William and Team Kakashi that a messenger had come to see William.

The messenger turned out to be Nicolette.

("Miss"), William greeted to her in French.

("A message from my mistress"), Nicolette greeted back in French.

("Thank you,") William replied in French once more as he looked at the paper that Nicolette gave him. Then, a look of shock and disbelief appeared on William's face.

"William. What's wrong?" Sakura asked.

"Longshanks has declared war on Scotland! Quick! We have to go to Edinburgh! Now!" William ordered.

"What for?" Naruto wondered.

"I'm going to give the Scottish Council a piece of my mind," William determined with a glare.

Naruto gulped.

"I don't like the sound of that," he whimpered to himself. He already saw William get angry once. He didn't want to see him act like that again.

(Note: Well, in two chapters from now, the Battle Of Falkirk will take place. Hope you enjoyed Chapter 11, and stay tuned for Chapter 12! Read and review, please! :D)