Chapter 5
Peregrine
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"Well sounds like you're partnered with me on this mission" Mike exclaimed cheerfully.
Zanav was reading their assignment papers, The Feral alchemist Zanav Hunter, and the Blooming tree alchemist, Michael Elric, your mission is to inspect a city named Arie. where they grow the crops for North City. This is a regular inspection. No need for alchemy, Blooming Tree, check the crops, Feral, Inspect homes, and the people's feeding, taxes, and care, under Lt. Trev.
Füehrer King Mustang"Zanav?" Mike asked.
Zanav looked at him.
"The train doesn't leave until the night. So we should probably go to the station" Mike whispered. She really makes me nervous. She has gold eyes just like dad's but they seem cold, What is she really? Is she a chimera… No, chimeras can't use alchemy.
They walked to the train station, the rest of the way was silent and they waited. Mike tried to start conversations. Zanav ignored him.
"ALL ABOARD TRAIN 9:32 TO LLUBDER STOPPING IN HEREN AND ARIE!" The train conducter yelled and Mike and Zanav ran towards it. They went in, all the compartments were full and so they had to sit in different compartments. Zanav didn't mind. Mike was unhappy about being seeperated from his partner.
Zanav looked at the man in her compartment with the little girl. The girl was quiet but smelled of fear. The man's face looked angry and evil.
"Who is that girl?" Zanav asked in a quiet voice.
"My daughter" the man answered
Zanav smelled the falseness. "Then may I take her out to talk to her"
The man glared but realized that he would be captured otherwise. "Fine" He growled.
Stupid human thought Zanav I can tell what you did. "Come with me kid.
At the restroom, where Zanav took the little girl, Zanav asked her. "Why did that man have you with him"
The girl had her thumb in her mouth, she took it out "Mommy says run. I not run. I watch from closet. Mean man shoot mommy and daddy. He find me. I yell and cry. Mommy not wake up. Man hit me. I try run. Man shoots. Me scared. " she answered
Zanav understood. "Come with me" She said. Her eyes were cold and angry. The girl nodded. Zanav told Mike, who got angry. They went to the conducter and told him everything. Then they went to the compartment of the man. "You are under arrest, for murder and kidnapping." They both said. He looked at them.
"Who the hell are you?" The man growled.
"state alchemists" Zanav answered. The train stopped for a while in Heren. For food, and for taking the man to the military outpost.
At the outpost the Major General, Riza Hawkeye, sat and listened to the explanation.
"I see. You'll have to take care of her. How old are you?" she exclaimed.
The girl looked at Riza with big green eyes.
"I is… 3"
"What is your name?"
"Pewegwine"
"So Zanav and Mike. You have to take her, we'll search for her parents and-"
"She has no parents" Zanav cut the Major General.
The major general understood. "Then take her. You willing to take in a young girl?" She questioned.
"Yes I am" Zanav answered
"no I don't think so" Mike answered at the same time.
"you'd take in a little girl?" Mike asked, surprised.
"I like children" retorted Zanav. "I'll take her in. Wanna piggyback ride?." She asked.
"Yes please! Big sistew" Peregrine answered
"Big sister." Mumbled Zanav with pride and happiness.
The rest of the train ride was uneventful, Peregrine, Zanav, and Mike played. Mike thought he saw glimpses of warmth and happiness in Zanav's eyes. These made him think, that she wasn't always like this. What happened in her past… I wish I could know.
The city of Arie came into view. "The agricultural village, Arie." Mike mumbled
In the city as they walked around they saw shutters close as they walked by. "What are they so scared of…" muttered Mike.
The stench of fear was in the streets. And an underlying stench…
"Zanav…" Peregrine whispered.
"I know I smell it too" Zanav whispered.
"What?" Mike asked.
"Chimeras" Zanav whispered as many chimeras attacked snarling/
Lt. Col. Hawkeye was adopted by Major General Hawkeye. She's an alchemist.
Peregrine has a lisp
Peregrine means wanderer