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Edward snorted and would have rolled his eyes except she chose that entle hand on his shoulder His shirt was thin, ales and contours of her fingers settling against hith

It calically evaporate, but he was able to take a long, even breath--just enough to keep hi for the colonel’s throat

"He was not sure of the date," Cecilia said, her voice gaining in certitude "I believe he thought it was" She looked over at Edward

"Not June," he said sharply

The doctor frowned and took Edward’s wrist, nodding as he counted his pulse When he was through he looked first into one of Edward’s eyes and then the other

"My eyes are fine," Edwardyou remember, Captain Rokesby?" the doctor asked

Edward opened histo answer the question, but his ray misty air He was on the ocean, the steel blue water unnaturally calht or memory

He grabbed the bedsheets in frustration How the hell was he supposed to recover his memory if he wasn’t even sure what he did reruffly

"I a," Edward snapped Did they think he was an idiot? That he didn’t care? They had no idea as going on in his head, what it felt like to have a huge blank space where ht to be

"I don’t know," he finally said He needed to get ahold of himself He was a soldier; he had been trained to be caler "I thinko to Connecticut Colony"

"You did go to Connecticut Colony," Colonel Stubbs said "Do you remember?"

Edward shook his head He triedhe wanted tobut there was nothing Just the vague idea that soo

"It was an important journey," the colonel pressed "There is much we need you to tell us"

"Well, that’s not likely now, is it?" Edward said bitterly

"Please, you must not put such pressure on him," Cecilia intervened "He’s only just woken up"

"Your concern does you credit," Colonel Stubbs said, "but these are matters of vital military i head" He glanced over at a nearby soldier and jerked his head toward the door "Escort Mrs Rokesby outside Shethe captain"

Oh no That was not happening "My ill remain by my side," Edward bit off

"She cannot be party to such sensitive infor to tell you"

Cecilia stepped between the colonel and the bed "You ain his memory"

"Mrs Rokesby is correct," the doctor said "Cases such as this are rare, but it is very likely he will regain most, if not all, of his memories"

"When?" Colonel Stubbs demanded

"I cannot say In the meantime, we must afford him all the peace and quiet that is possible under such difficult circumstances"

"No," Edward said, because peace and quiet was the last thing he needed This had to be like everything else in his life If you wanted to excel, you worked hard, you trained, you practiced

You didn’t lie in bed, hoping for a bit of peace and quiet

He looked over at Cecilia She knew hied letters for over a year She knew hi

"Cecilia," he said, "surely you must understand"

"I think the doctor must be correct," she said quietly "If you would only rest"

But Edas already shaking his head They rong, all of theh his skull

"What is wrong?" Cecilia cried Edward’s last sight before squeezing his eyes shut was her looking frantically toward the doctor "What is happening to hiasped He must have shaken it too quickly It felt as if his brain were sla?" Colonel Stubbs asked

"No, you bloody--" Edward cut hiivable "It just hurts"