Hey guys, so I changed my mind and decided to write this story on... some of the chapters are losely based on my grandmothers stories she told me about my grandfather when he was drafte to WWII (Though he was not that glad and proud aboutit ;-) ) Hope you enjoy it and please review!

„Good Morning, Darling, what do we owe the honor of your rare sight at breakfast?", Robert asked as he came in and saw his wife sitting beside his youngest daughter.

„Your mother and Cousin Isobel are coming, and it would make their day if they found me in bed", Cora said into her coffee cup looking not really happy.

Carson came in the mail and Robert handed one letter to Sybill. Then he opened another letter and said: „ Well this is interesting".

„I hope good news, please I cannot bare bad news not when I have to face Cousin Isobel and your mother in a few minutes."

None oft hem realized that Sybill ovbiously got bad news in her letter.

„It seems that they want me back in active service again. I am leaving for France next week.", Robert exclaimed proudly but his mood quickly changed when he saw the concern on his wife's face and Sybill cried: „NO, not you too Papa. You will get killed just like everyone…. Mama will get a letter just as i did now." Then she dashed off.

„Sybill, your father will not get killed", Cora shouted after her daugher trying to sound brave but Robert could here her voice shaking.

Then she excused herself and went after her youngest.

The rest oft he day Robert could feel that Cora and Sybill avoided him if possible.

He was preparing for his leaving and went upstairs rather late. He had told Bates that he will manage on his own. When he came into the main bedroom silently he could hear Cora cry. When she realized he was in the room she stopped but when he switched on the light on his side he could see the marks of tears on her face.

He crawled into bed and took her into his arms asking: „What is wrong honey?"

She lay down on his ches and said: „Robert you perfectly know what's wrong. You've been called into action today and announced it so gladly and you should have seen the pride in your face. Did you really think your family would be happy to see you go off into a dangerous war?"

„Cora it is an honor for me that they still want me after all these years! It is quite a time since the last war.", Robert tried to explain.

„Yes luckily but it was hard for me then and it will be hard for me now. I am not sure if I could bare losing you.", she began crying again and Robert could do nothing but let her do so while he thought about her words and stroke her hair. After a while he could feel her breath going more relaxed and he knew she was asleep but she was clinging to his body, so he tried to fall asleep in half sitting position. Everytime he tried to move she groaned and so it was a long time before he finally fell into a fitful sleep.