Chapter 3

Mary yells,”We can have got to stop the village hunters from hurting that boy or you are a dead man! That boy has been through so much trauma already.”

Grimwald could not look up at Mary, because of all his shame of what he done. He had ordered the death of a four year old, Giganto or not. The old mayor was always helping strangers but he should there motionless when the boy Tenlong came into the village. The poor lad was cover in ragged blankets and did not even have shoes. He had nothing but the clothes on his back but nobody but Mary’s family had helped him. It was sad that such a young boy would be so neglected among so many supposed good people.

Grimwald thought,”How could I be so cold and heartless? I have always helped transients that were in need. I guess it all started when Jimmy Sr died. It must have started back then.”

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Mary and Jimmy Sr had just gotten married after a long engagement. He was the best hunter in the village by far. He could out hunt the rest of the hunters in the village by just himself. Jimmy was just that skilled as a hunter, but he was a very humble man. The hunter was never a man to brag about his achievements and only used his abilities to help the village to the best that he possibly could. He fed his family with the best of his haul and sold the rest. Jimmy had always sold fur to Mary before they were together and that constant interaction grew into friendship. Jimmy came to Mary’s shop everyday it was open.

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Months goes by they become boyfriend and girlfriend.

It was a very good time among the two of them and the village was wondering to me they were getting married. After one year of dating, Jimmy proposes to Mary. The whole village was excited about the news.

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Grimwald comes to Jimmy one day as he is in home. The hunter lived in an old shed that he had

converted into a home. Since, he was always hunting so that was all he needed and he enjoyed the small shack greatly. He could have lived in his parent’s inn, but he liked the solitude that the woods had afforded him. Jimmy was very bright and athletic but loved to keep things simple.

Grimwald speaks,” When you are two getting married? I can be the official for it. I will even do it for free since you two had done enough for this village already.

Jimmy smiles with a huge grin.

Jimmy speaks,” When it is done.”

Grimwald had a look of surprise on his face and said,” What do you mean by that?”

Jimmy speaks,” Follow me and I will show you!”

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The two men go into the home of Jimmy and he points at a huge portrait of house. It was an architect’s drawing of a mansion.

Grimwald speaks,” So you are going to build a house for the two of you? That will be her wedding gift.”

Jimmy speaks,” It will be hard for me to build it myself but Mary is worth it. She deserves way more than this humble shed. She is my dream girl in every definition of the word!”

Grimwald speaks,”So be it! I will not say anything! You were always the overachiever!”

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Two years pass by for the village, and Jimmy finishes the huge house. Jimmy takes Mary to his home outside of the village and sees immediately a large mansion. She is shocked by what she saw.

Mary spoke,”What is this place? Why is this mansion next to where you live. I have never been to your house before but I never thought that you lived next to a mansion!”

Jimmy grinned from ear to ear.

Jimmy spoke,”This is our home! I made it for you as your wedding present. It is my gift to you!”

Mary hugged Jimmy and she looked up Jimmy with tears in her eyes. The two were lost in

the moment. It was a beautiful scene among the two of them.

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About a week later they were married. The couple wore elaborate furs as their wedding outfits

and they had the ceremony done outside the village. Mary’s wedding dress was made out of fox fur and it stretched down to the ground as a long train style wedding dress. Jimmy had a tuxedo made out of bear fur and had a bear head propped on his right shoulder. It was a beautiful ceremony and the entire village was there.

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One year goes by and Mary is pregnant with child. The midwifes help deliver the child and it is a boy. Jimmy is called into the room and he erupts into the tears as soon as he sees his boy in the arms of his wife.

Mary is laying in a bed holding her son in her arms, wrapped in a baby blanket. She is crying tears of joy.

Mary spoke,”Do you want to hold our son?”

Jimmy was startled by the statement but handed the child anyway by a midwife. He was scared to hold his son because he was so small and fragile. Tears poured out the big man’s eyes and he is so touched to be holding his son for the first time.

One of midwives speak,” What will you two name the boy? The child needs a name.”

Jimmy had no answer and he lost all sense of control due to his emotional state.

Mary with tears in her arms spoke,” Let him be named after his father.”

The midwife speaks,” So Jimmy Jr it is.”

Jimmy Sr speaks,” That is a fine name.”

The hunter looks at Mary with tender eyes and they both smile at each other with tears in their eyes.