# 2 Doubts
Running down the hill, Edward and Alphonse rush to their mother's side, excitement flowing off of them in waves. They had recently discovered the array which allowed them to make a figurine out of tin, their previous attempts being ones made of wood, paper or cloth. Edward's is a small horse, complete with a full riding set, while Al's is a crude teddy bear. They show them to their mother, eagerly awaiting praise they have learned to expect every time they present her with something they make by themselves, with or without alchemy.
Trisha takes the gifts gratefully, knowing full well the hours put behind making the dolls. As she walks them back towards their house, smiling and chattering gaily along with her sons, she couldn't help but wonder if letting Hohenheim's books be read by her children a risk worth taking; she knows the happiness alchemy brought her boys, but she also remembers all to well the grief it has caused her husband.
As the family walks back home, Trisha prays with all her heart that her boys would never be subject to such a cruel fate; ignoring the doubting feeling nagging at the back of her mind again for just this once.