"Why can't I ever do anything! I never get to go anywhere!" Ed fumed. He'd just been told that he was excluded from yet another mission. "Al was right! You really do hate me!"
It took every fiber in Roy's body to keep from slapping Ed. "No, he's wrong…" He muttered under his breath.
"Um…?" Ed didn't quite catch Roy's comment.
"I said before, I'm not going to let you die under my Jurist Diction."
Roy shuddered as he remembered. He'd failed at keeping that promise. The wall that secluded his emotions was crumbling. Making an excuse, he entered an empty car. There, his steps slowed, his shoulders trembled. He fell to his knees in the middle of the dark car, sobbing. "DAMMIT!" He slammed his fist against the floor of the train car. "Why didn't you let me protect you! Why did you run away?" He felt his soul dissolve. "Why didn't I keep my promise…?" Moonlight washed over the car, and Roy thought he saw Ed sitting in one of the booths. A tree blocked the light for a split-second, and Ed was gone. Roy buried his face in his hands.