18. Beloved
The room had been painted a calm blue, with the ceiling decorated in clouds and silhouettes of birds while the walls, near the floor, depicted a rural landscape with rolling hills and horses and only the occasional farmhouse, just like her hometown.
He'd built the furniture with the finest pine, the light color of the wood complimenting the lightness of the room. It didn't match the wood flooring, which had been a beautiful mahogany, but that was covered with a soft white rug. A bit of a disappointment, but it was safer this way; little children and hard wood floors didn't mesh well.
Against one wall was a dresser with a shelf for changing and, in the center of the room, flanked by the woman and her husband, was the crib that Roy Mustang began his life in.