10. Examination
Roy stood amidst the other officers and applicants on the modified fair grounds, light pink flower petals floating to the ground like snow from the wreath of flowers above them. But, while everyone else's eyes were riveted on the circlet, his own were fixed on the child who'd transmuted it in the first place. The twelve year old boy who'd cheated death to get here and just saved others from its grips, proving he belonged here.
Of course this was no surprise to the Lieutenant Colonel, though Edward looked shocked at himself. But that was alright, because Mustang could tell what he was capable of. And he could tell that he was going to be important.