Chapter 5

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[Since the tide was with the ship, the crew got back to England fairly quickly, and they got John to the best medic. Radcliffe was arrested after hearing the settlers' story but the king also made the decision to listen to Radcliffe's side of the story. The doctor cleaned John Smith's wound again, gave him antibiotics, and sewed him up. It wasn't long before Radcliffe fed the King and Queen with lies but they had already sent a man named John Rolfe to fetch Chief Powhatan to talk to him. Radcliffe had advised the King and Queen to declare war and to declare the others, traitors. He had advised the King and Queen to arrest them and then hang them all, but the King and Queen decided to wait for the return of the chief before they did anything]
{With John Smith}
The doctor: He'll be alright, but he needs plenty of rest and a quiet and serene place to recover. The ocean, for example, that's the perfect spot for his health
Random crew member: Yes, sir
John Smith: When will I be able to get back to the new world?
The doctor: As soon as your injury heals on its own and you get strong enough. You are strictly on bed rest
John Smith: I can't just lay in bed and do nothing, I need to go back, the love of my life is over there
The doctor: Young man, you are not going anywhere and you are doing nothing but resting, do I make myself clear?
John Smith: But-
The doctor: But nothing, do.I.make.myself.clear? Don't make me repeat myself
(John Smith sighs)
John Smith: Yes, sir
The doctor: Good, bye now
(John Smith takes some money and pays him then the doctor leaves)
Random crew member #2: Lads, I've got some worrisome news
John Smith: What is it?
Random crew member #2: Apparently, Radcliffe has been released and he has declared us, the other men back in the new world, and you captain, as traitors, He wants us imprisoned and hanged
Random crew member #3: How did you find out all this?
Random crew member #2: One of my pals who works at the palace notified me
John Smith: Radcliffe must have lied to the king, filthy son of a bitch. When I lay hands on him, he'll be sorry, he must still want war with the Natives
Random crew member #4: What do we do, sir?
John Smith: Grab your families, grab your belongings, and prepare the ship. We leave right now
Random crew member #5: Where to? Ratcliffe likely thinks we'll go back to the new world
John Smith: I'm not willing to risk everyone else's lives and neither will I risk the lives of Chief Powhatan's tribe. Radcliffe will never stop until he gets exactly what he wants. Make sure you grab everyone else's families. We'll go to Seahaven, Italy, and my friend, the prince, will grant us all sanctuary. Go now, men
The rest of the crew members: Yes, sir
(They march out and get to work)
John Smith's POV
I can't believe this is happening, oh Pocahontas, how I wish to be where you are. How I wish to be in your arms and to hold you in mine. It's only been two weeks and I miss you like hell, I love you so much, my darling
End of John Smith's POV
[That night, the crew members gathered all of the family members of every crew member. The ones that stayed and the ones that returned. They loaded everyone up alongside John Smith and started their journey to Seahaven. On the ship, he wrote a letter and sent it off with a trained dove that Thomas' sister had. When the guards went in search of John Smith, the crew members, and the families, everyone had gone, which made Radcliffe furious. He claimed to the king that John Smith must have clearly died on his journey back to London and that the settlers must have returned to Jamestown, which made the king slightly irritated, but he and Queen Anne would still wait for Chief Powhatan before making any decisions]

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