Within the confines of his dining room and kitchen, Edward sat, enjoying the company of the warm fireplace and his pet rat Hendrix who sat upon his shoulder as he wrote a new entry into his journal. He would be alerted by a squeak of greeting from his dear friend Hendrix as the courier rat entered in through a side window carrying the sealed letter. Setting his journal down he would go to grab the container unveiling the letter within.
"Hmm, an' what is this? Must be tha' boy! Ah' first, tah receive ah' letter from him, ah hope he's doin' we-"
The heart skips a beat,
A choked sob,
Laying his head upon the table he would face the fire, watching as the flames danced upon the hearth. Petting dear Hendrix he would choke out the few words to his dear friend "An' so tha' cycle continues..."