Forgiveness to Edmund

As usual, he slept on the long wooden chair in front of Magee's room. It was almost 2'oclock when he woke up with Magee's voice again fleeing in the chilling air.

"George" She whispered.

He covered his ears and smiled. It was even twice the detail.

" George, get out." She whispered.

"My goodness, I'm here, you know, just outside." He thought then silently sneered.

But the sound inside her bed was intense till there was a man's voice panting from pain. It made George forcibly opened the door while bringing a lighted lamp and unbelievably found Edmund on the ground - bleeding. In a second, Albrecht and Baldur hurriedly went down and surprisingly saw Edmund inside their sister's room but still as comrade, they picked him up; brought him outside and attended to stitch including meds for his wound. No one from the brothers asked nor blamed him.

She was teary eyed upon looking at him pulling a chair and sat on it nearby the edge of her bed.

" I'll listen. Tell me." George asked.

" Nothing."

" What happened, tell me." His voice was a bit deep and husky.

" He attempted to open my blanket. I thought its you so I called your name but there was never any response so I removed the blanket out of my face; he right away covered my mouth but I bite his ear, grabbed my dagger and... stabbed him. When this war will end?" She sobbed and much as he want to comfort but he was hesitant and just bowed his head while listening to her sobs and chills.

After she have ferret out pains and fears George covered her a thicker blanket.

" Hmm...your mummy-type blanketing is helping. Can you show me how to do it?" He jokily asked her that made her smile then slid herself inside and hide.

" Thank you. I feel better now. Do not worry anymore. Just please close my window that it could not be opened anymore. He passed through it.

" Copy. I'll talk to Edmund too. He has to learn his lesson."

" I have forgiven him already. I know it isn't easy for men to live within a warzone this way but at least he should have checked that I was hiding inside this house. I did not provoke to be liked by anyone. Someone loves me dearly and he's about to get out now. " She ended that way.

" He bowed his head smiling while putting his chilling hands in his pockets."

"H...how did you know that it wasn't...me."

" The smell, he doesn't have it. When you imprisoned me with your arms while we were hiding from the Japanese soldiers, I unconsciously memorized it."

" Did I smell like putrid?"

" No, it's sweet and something I long to smell - but its not yet my priority now.

" Okay, I heard it loud. I'll just cover your window tomorrow early. Your sleep might be distracted if I'm going to hammer it now. Sleep tight Mag." He then left smiling.

" Oh....come! help us." Albrecht was running and urged him to go up.

" What happened to him?" He got up and saw his bleeding ear and thigh, pleading for mercy.

" Sir, forgive me." Edmund cried.

"Don't worry Edmund, experiencing all these is already a lesson. I thought you were just stabbed but look, my wife even bit your ear. Don't worry, my brothers and I will keep this as a secret. No one will know that you attempted to molest my woman. Remember, having this mistake isn't just the basis of our friendship to break, this case is isolated and she even would want you to know that she'd forgiven you. Just don't do it again. If you are interested on marriage, I'll introduce you to someone I know." He gave him a glass of water and a tablet so that he can sleep and get rid out of pain.

" Thank you Sir. S...sorry again. Its the first and last."

Albrecht forwarded to him the emergency kit and assisted while Baldur was just observing and stand by errand to further needs George might look for. It took them for an hour to finish the last stitching procedure.

" Hmm...just don't be curious about us, our relationship being a couple is romantically unique, haha. Okay." He tapped his shoulder and looked at his damaged ear before he left.

" God...his ear was almost ripped into two pieces. How did she do it, stabbing and biting at the same time, huh." He shook his head and returned to the chair outside Magee's room.

" George, this is horrible. I...I kept the dagger." Albrecht whispered.

" Hmm...give it to me, where is it? I'll hand it back to her this morning." He said.

"Okay, here, give it to the lady warrior. I'm so sleepy now." Then Albrecht yawned and smiled.

In the morning, he woke up late and immediately checked and watered his daisies and angel fruits.

While with his daisies, Guida approached him again.

" Hi! how's your wife?"

" Ah, she's getting more beautiful everyday, romantic and the most interesting woman in the universe." He smirked and glanced at her standing while he created soil drainages around the daisy flowers.

" This woman must not be standing her with me, Magee might be seeing her again." He worriedly thought.

" She must be very lucky having you. By the way Sir, how many months is she pregnant?"

" Ah, I forgot to tell you something. Someone from my troop wants to talk to you, eager enough that he wants it the soonest."

" That's surprising, who is that guy Sir? I guess its not you."

" Ah, haha! of course its not me, I'm a one-woman-man and I'm only interested with my wife." He smiled.

" Days from now he'll meet you, he can't make it today due to his battle wounds."

"Wow! he must be very brave."

" Yes, he is." George ended and left her.

" Aw! she really got the nerves. Hope they'll get along better with Edmund in the future." He smirked.

He was in a hurry towards the house in order to turnover the dagger back to her. When he reached the kitchen facing the bathroom, he saw her food on the table covered with big banana leaf and his loose jeans, shirt and towel were all ready hanged on the bathroom's door.

"Wow! I loved her more everyday." He smiled and had a jumpstart with those that Magee had prepared for him.