This takes place that evening. Call it a filler chapter because I was going to originally launch Ed right into the action but I needed to show her decision to do that first. This was the result.

It's called Sentimental Journey after the song as she recounts her life in the 21st Century.

Sentimental Journey – 1917

Roy got a phone call. "Hello?"

"Hello, Colonel," said Riza. "I managed to find a house for Edwarda to stay at. Can you and Lieutenant Colonel Hughes join us at 6 if he hasn't left for Central yet?"

"I'll see what I can do, Lieutenant Hawkeye." She gave him the address. "Thank you." He hung up. "Havoc, go find Hughes."

Jean grumbled and left. Five minutes later, he returned, being dragged in by Maes. "Help," said Jean.

"What are you doing to my subordinate?" Roy asked.

"He said you wanted to see me," Maes replied.

"Can you let go of me now?" asked Jean. Maes released him. "FREEDOM!" He bolted back to his desk.

"When do you go back to Central?" Roy sighed

"Tomorrow."

"Good. Lieutenant Hawkeye called. We need to meet here at 6 this evening." He copied the address down on a note card and pushed it over to his best friend.

"Okay!" said Maes. "Can I go now?"

"Yes." He then shook his head as Maes skipped out.

They were both there right at six. Riza opened the door. "Come on in, I'll get Ed out here as soon as I can."

"I smell eggs," said Maes.

"She wanted to cook supper," Riza replied.

"I smell beef and onions," Roy told Maes.

"It's on the table," Riza called out. "She's finishing dessert now."

They wandered into the dining room. There was a good spread on the table. Riza came in, carrying an apron. "Sit down," she barked at them. They sat.

Ed came in a second later. "It's in the refrigerator now." She had changed clothes into a black skirt and red top.

They started to eat. "This is so good," said Maes. "Not as good as Gracia's."

"I was going to agree but, in my opinion, it's as good as," remarked Roy.

"Thank you," said Ed.

"Where did you learn to cook?" Riza asked.

"Actually, Father insisted that I learned to be a proper lady because it may come in handy someday. Mother agreed, not knowing exactly what he meant by proper. On top of school, I had several extra classes. Those two ladies I was teasing whathisface about…"

"Havoc," supplied Roy.

"They weren't sisters, they were married."

Maes looked confused. Riza and Roy choked. "Mein Gott," said Roy.

"Not at this table," Ed frowned.

"Atheist?"

"Agnostic." She continued. "They were one set of my many instructors. They taught me to cook, knit and all the swear words I know in five different languages."

"Wait, these are the same old cat ladies that knitted you sweaters and gave you chocolate, lemonade and hot mint chocolate?" Riza asked.

"Uh huh! They also gave me plenty of romantic advice. Like I needed that. That was the only part that wasn't in Father's curriculum."

"Your father wanted them to teach you swear words?" Maes asked.

Ed nodded. "Then I had two married couples down the street. One set taught me to sing and dance. The second taught me to act and etiquette. After Mother and Father died, I finished my training with a third couple in Dublith, Izumi and Sig Curtis. Al went through it also. She taught us to fight and to meditate."

"Er…" said Maes.

"That actually might come in handy." Roy leaned forward. "You promised to follow me. In Reole, there's a cult for a Sun God named Leto. I think it's a plot to rebel against the government."

"You want me to check it out." Ed smiled. "Why not? Nobody knows me in this country, at least at this time. I'll do it."

"Thank you."

Ed got up and went to get dessert. Maes leaned over to Roy. "She would make a good wife someday." Roy smacked him with a handful of napkins.