[ which is normally something he would keep to himself, but edward knows what happened, in ishval, and that's something roy . . . well, he doesn't feel comfortable talking about it, with edward, necessarily, but he also doesn't seem a point in hiding the obvious.
roy helped burn it down. he's going to be the one to help rebuild it. and now that he's healed from the fallout and mobilized to do something productive within the military, he's going to utilize everything he has in order to ensure ishval and the surviving population can live in peace and properity, alongside amestris. ]
It turns out when you assist in saving an entire country, someone thinks you should be commended for it. [ mildly enough, though it isn't the end game. amestris is being propelled toward democracy, and roy is going to steer that ship for as long as he can, in the shadows. he just has to wait for the right move. ] As far as I know, the battle, for the time being, is over.
[ they can live in peace. for awhile, anyway. and all of that, really, is skirting over the main point, which is edward's question, the need for reassurance: did they really do it. and once roy has gotten through a portion of his story, he rewinds a bit. ]
I never doubted either of you, but I have to admit, Central is quiet without the two of you constantly interrupting my day with your nonsense.
[ as if ed and al interrupting his day has ever been an irritation to him, but. you know. whatever. ]
This will be a nice change of pace. I was getting bored.
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[ which is normally something he would keep to himself, but edward knows what happened, in ishval, and that's something roy . . . well, he doesn't feel comfortable talking about it, with edward, necessarily, but he also doesn't seem a point in hiding the obvious.
roy helped burn it down. he's going to be the one to help rebuild it. and now that he's healed from the fallout and mobilized to do something productive within the military, he's going to utilize everything he has in order to ensure ishval and the surviving population can live in peace and properity, alongside amestris. ]
It turns out when you assist in saving an entire country, someone thinks you should be commended for it. [ mildly enough, though it isn't the end game. amestris is being propelled toward democracy, and roy is going to steer that ship for as long as he can, in the shadows. he just has to wait for the right move. ] As far as I know, the battle, for the time being, is over.
[ they can live in peace. for awhile, anyway. and all of that, really, is skirting over the main point, which is edward's question, the need for reassurance: did they really do it. and once roy has gotten through a portion of his story, he rewinds a bit. ]
I never doubted either of you, but I have to admit, Central is quiet without the two of you constantly interrupting my day with your nonsense.
[ as if ed and al interrupting his day has ever been an irritation to him, but. you know. whatever. ]
This will be a nice change of pace. I was getting bored.