“it’s merely a game of CHESS.” he says casually, removing his glasses – the soldier’s TIRED EYES alerting to the horrors that still play throughout his mind. the war is over but lingers in the hearts of all participants. they have come a LONG WAY in the short time since the end. riza hawkeye – the HAWK’S EYES that saved him from the brink of death – was the best choice to be roy’s right hand. she already knows him, for one. “the people of ishval still believed in aGOD during their war – and look what happened to them.” he says tiredly, a rasp in his voice that hasn’t gone away yet. “with strategic planning, we can topple a fuhrer, king, a GOD. roy and i never want ishval to happen again. ever. if you want a better world, riza… you’ll say yes. roy mustang has a good heart; he’s seen the destruction he can cause, and he wants to rebuild. to take the direction of this country and align it back to goodness – to right the wrongs we’ve created for reasons unknown to us. no more secrets. just a government that works FOR the people. all of our people.”
The scene she was currently in reminds her of the day, she had created a flame alchemist-
she was being pulled into another crossroad to walk in to, she remembered that it was his
dreams and idealism to serve the country that had dragged her along to the reality of the
world and just like before, she was being asked by the same questions, same idealism --
same dreams that may lead to uncertainty - or even additional sins in her already sinful-
life.
Her gaze towards the military soldier she had saved, deepened turning into a glare, as --
she contemplates. If Hughes had told those words to her 16 year old self, then perhaps-
she will join their bandwagon, but unfortunately-- now she had , had enough. She had --
seen already where her choices leads into, one alchemist, she thought she can trust-
had removed a country into it’s existence, if she joins them and their fight against the
fuhrer, she knew that she will put more blood on her hands, and him burn down a hell path
made out of burnt corpses but then again.... even if she joins or not, that’s still how things
is going to happen.
“ Colonel Hughes, I’ve made a huge mistakes already in
my life, and those mistakes will continue to hunt me --
and the more i hear about your plans, the more i wished
that i shouldn’t have followed the stupidity of my youth.
It’s just like before, the words you spoke of is the same
as what had Roy Mustang had spoken, those words are
what made me create the Flame Alchemist, and i know
that it’s too late for me to stop him or you from doing this
Now, but i do have a question... before i answer whether
i join you or not. Is this dream of yours, what you really-
dream for the country of amestris, or are you doing this-
only for the sole purpose of being able to repent ourselves
for our sins, cause...i doubt this alone, will be enough
payment for the people we killed.”