8. Opportunity
"Colonel?"
"Yes, Alphonse?"
There was a squeak of metal on metal and Roy could tell, without even looking up, that the younger Elric was fidgeting uncomfortably and he couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. It was strange enough to have Alphonse there without his older brother (he'd been kidnapped by a visiting Maes, apparently), which should have sent the warning bells off in the Colonel's head first. Unfortunately, his reflexes weren't what they used to be, and Roy didn't even see it coming until it was too late.
"I, um…want to talk to you about…what you're doing with my brother…"