Riza shifted the dirt on the small mount she made.
"Aren't you coming back? You'll be left behind."
He looked closer.
"Who's that, a war buddy?"
"No it's an ishvalan child. He was shot and left on the side of the road…"
Roy looked solemn.
"Let's go home. The war is over." Roy said.
"The fighting is maybe over but the nightmares of what we did here will never be over. I have a favor to ask you Major Mustang… please burn this off… burn my back…"
Roy's eyes went wide.
"But how could I do that to you?" Mustang yelled.
"Please… I could never atone for what I've done. But at least my father's secrets wont be used to create more flame alchemists. Just please set me free from my father's alchemy…" She begged.
"Alright… I'll leave as little traces as I can…" Roy said fetching his gloves.
"Thank you…" Riza whispered.
Roy put his gloves on and looked away from the young woman.
"Lets go some place else. We have to do this quickly or we'll surely be left behind."
Riza nodded and Roy led her to an abandoned building. Roy closed the door behind him. Riza began taking off her uniform and her shirt. Mustang faced her back. All of his master's secrets. She took a deep breath.
"I'm ready Roy…" She whispered.
Roy hesitantly brought up his arm and aimed for her back. He brought his fingers together and after a moment he snapped them creating the spark. The flames hit Riza's back. She curled her fists and bit her lips to avoid screaming. But a low cry escaped her throat and she fell down to her knees. Mustang heard her and saw her fall and quickly ran to her.
"Riza!"
"I'm alright. It's done right?"
"Yeah, it didn't cause much injury. I'll get you some bandages." Mustang said as he started rummaging around for bandages or something similar.
After a few minutes he found what he was looking for. He went to her and dressed her wounds. After he was done he let her get dressed and the both of them returned to their camp where they were finally transported to the trains. Roy and Riza took separate trains. After hours sitting, reflecting on their actions; they finally made it to Central, their home. Roy saw Hughes holding his girl in his arms. And then he saw Riza getting down from another train. He walked over to her.
"How are you feeling? Are you hurt?" He whispered to her.
"No. I'm doing fine." She answered.
She looked over to Roy and whispered.
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me…" He said as he walked away from her.