William smiled "truth be told. There is no need to thank me. While he has had an eventful past. I believe people have good in them. I know he wants out of the army and doesn't have long to serve. Truthfully the injury won't allow him to sign back up. The army has a way of recruiting from poverty stricken areas and I would rather see him fill his ambition on his return than simply waste away into nothingness. You've raised a good kid. And I intend to send him back to you better than I recieved him. The other reason I've picked him is I needed a company sargeant major. He was the best choice and I'd rather send him back having served on a better wage than he did in India. He also doesn't know it yet but I've recieved word this morning that he has also been accepted to do his tailoring course in the army. So he will leave with qualifications. I intend to send him back home to you and his mother in better condition than I found him not so long ago Mr Blacke"