This was a nice story and I enjoyed the little descriptions that indicated the era this took place in. (Like the billowing skirts when someone is kneeling down).

Tiny tiny spoiler that might not even be a real spoiler below this, so mind yourself if you haven't read this yet:
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The writer must know a nurse or two, because that gleam in the eyes of a nurse when getting the chance to look at a 'nice wound' is just too real :P