Faye was only sixteen years old when she came into central headquarters to take the state alchemist test for the millirty, the youngest ever to take it at the time, it won't be till years later when young Edward Elric took the exams at the tender age of 12 did anyone younger take the exams. The large room where the first part of the exam, the written test on Alchemy was already full of people, mostly men, and three or four women. They all stopped talking and stared at her as she enter the room. There had been rumors that the king had taken a liking to a sixteen year old girl and was letting her take the state alchemist test and now they know it wasn't just rumors. She could feel eyes on her as she went to a corner table and sat down the eyes still on her. She was dressed in a simple white button up top, black skirt and boots. Her long red hair was down and flowed down her back and over her shoulders. She sat down taking out her pen pulling a strain of her red hair out of her eyes as she prepared herself for the test ahead ignore the staring.
The door to the right open and several men enter one of them was the king himself he smiled stepping to the large platform in the middle of the room. Dressed in a clean neat uniform, his hands tucked behind him and a small smile on his face.
"Welcome all you to the first test of the state alchemist test. You have all been chosen because of your...extraordinary talent but only a few of you will become state alchemist so good luck to all." He raised his hand the smile never leaving his face. "Began." And then Faye picked up her pin and began the test. She know it well she hadn't had to study much she had known most of the stuff by heart even at her young age but how she know all of it she wasn't for sure but in the back of her mind she know she would past the test with no trouble.
"Damn it I don't belive this." Mustang said pouring over the paperwork in front of him. Hawkeye looked up from her own desk across the large office. "What is it sir?"
He held up a paper he had just checked over and even from across the room she could tell it was alchemist test, one of many he had been assigned to check. "Not only did that child pass the test she got ever one right."
Hawkeye stood going over taking the paper from Mustangs hands and looked over it as if double checking his work even tho she know little about alchemy. "Are you sure? She's just a child. How could she know so much about alchemy?" He nodded at her. "Yes I checked it over three times either she's a genus or somehow she cheated."
She shook her head now handing him back the paper. "No one has ever cheated on this test before have they?"
He took the paper sitting it on the desk in front of him. "Maybe we were wrong about her?"
Faye stepped into the dark room where the second of the three test were being given. This the interview part was what made her worried. She had left her hair down to hide the tattoo on the back of her neck that she has had since as long as she could remember. She looked around at the high ranked officers and the King behind a long table and a single light shinning on a three legged chair. She looked at the king who moved her hand out for her to sit and she easily sat down on the chair. The man mumbled among themselves a moment before Bradley spoke at last. "Now young lady why do you wish to be a alchemist for the millirty?"
She thought a moment before speaking. "I was born into the life of Alchemy its in my blood. I want to sever my country the best way I can."
They whispered among themselves again which drove Faye crazy she could hear things like "she's so young" and "She cant be that good she's just a child." But Bradley just raised his hand for them to be quite. "You know what this means right Faye you will be told to go into war even kill to protect this country from harm. A dog of the millirty so to speak."
She nodded slightly "yes I understand and I will do whatever it takes sir."
He smiled standing a second later the other members stood. "Alright miss you can leave now." she stood now bowing slightly in respect then turned leaving the room. As soon as she was gone the King laughed lightly causing the other members to turn and look at him. "She's very mature for a sixteen don't you all think?" they nodded and sat down calling in the next person.
It wasn't till three days later did Faye get a letter from the millirty saying that she had made it to the final test. This surprised the man she was staying with. A millirty Alchemist himself a young man a few years older then her with black hair. A major called the "flame alchemist" but Roy Mustang was his real name. He never believed she would even make it through the first test at such a young age and only allowed her to stay with him and study under him because it was the Kings orders. They were nothing alike and she learned the first day to just stay away from him. He treated her like a child and spoke to her as if she didn't know anything. He was no help at all in her studies, like she needed help from someone like him anyway. She had been alone most of her life and she got use to doing everything on her own. Her memory went back to David a moment. She hadn't seen or spoke to him since that night orphanage and she was pulled away from him. That night she lost her childhood and was thrown into a life of a soldier. She had to admit it she missed him. She had never told him how she felt about him tho she thought he know. She had loved him since they were children. She sat down at the small dark wood desk in the corner of her small room and begin writing a letter to him telling him how she was doing. It was almost a hour later when she sealed the envelope and took it outside to the mail box on her way to third and final test of the state alchemist exams. She slipped into the mail box and walked the two blocks to the headquarters and around back where six men in common clothing stood with three officers. They whispered among themselves for a moment then a man came out of the building and talked about the last test. They had to use the Maternal around the large courtyard of trees, water and Ice and metal and use alchemy to make something. The men took turns the first made a blimp out of trees and water it was white with a symbol of the state on the side of it. The soldiers were impressed with that but it took a lot of energy to do. The other made a large metal and wood status of the king himself it was impressive but could be done better and even Faye know that. She went to the small pond of water kneeling she dripping her hands into the cold water and stood water dripping out of her hands. She used the alchemy symbols she had drawn on the palms of her hands to slow the Adams and turned the water into ice. She worked quickly moving the water around as she used alchemy. She turned to the millirty men and the king her hands together hiding what she was making. She opened her hands showing the men the rose she made out of ice. It was made with great detail it looked just like a rose. The King smiled taking the rose from her. "Well I belive she's our new alchemist."