(Warning: the point of view is Edmund's and is totally biased due to his own desires; it does not imply that there are better options, it's just a person fulfilling a childhood fantasy.)
[I know many of you will not agree with me, by letting go of them without any punishment. But I think I have made my the reasons clear in the chapter itself. For those who don't agree you can assume any punishment you want for them... as they would not be making any more appearance in the story]