Hi everybody! Mak won't be joining us this week he's trying to finish his make up work, from when he got sick. Looks like my dad's soup did its job. I've got more chapters waiting to be published but I might not publish if I don't hear from Kya-chan, or Mrs. E, or half my other favorite Reviews... I'm just mean that way. To those of you who have been reviewing, thanks so much, I love hearing your opinions, but please USE YOUR WORDS. I only know a few abbreviations, (IDK, WTF, BRB, GTG, LOL ROFL,) Not many... Sweat drop

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The third week Riza received a letter from the front it was more of a comfort than surprise. Nothing had happened to Dalka that kept her from writing that letter. Riza made her rounds before reading the letter, but only because she hadn't moved from her desk in almost three hours. She didn't have to fire her gun, but pointing it a few times helped. She decided it would be easier to tell the Colonel after she'd read the letter then before, due to the enormous fact that she'd never get him back to work.

Riza-

I got your reply, the one for my first letter, yesterday. Thank you. My brother noticed my change in attitude and basically forced me to tell him what was bothering me. I told him and he seemed almost hurt that I hadn't gone to him first, but he told me he understood. You were right though, talking to him helped. I don't feel as bad as I did last week, I guess that's because I had more time to digest the information of that woman's death. When I wrote you only three days had passed. I have made a resolution, from now on I will try to find away to make everything I do help end this mindless destruction, I know that sounds like something every other soldier would say but I believe I'll accomplish something.

We keep getting more and more soldiers, everyday we get anywhere between five and twenty. It's like you guys at Central have nothing better to do then send us corporals. Sou curses the day he agreed to take me on as his Alchemist. He says he liked how little work he had as a Captain. He's even gone as far as to promote several of the Lieutenants into Captains just to save him some of the work. Lam's been promoted to master Sergeant, and Jacob's a…now. Genz won't be moving up, Sou says it's to keep his work to a minimum, since he's always taking care of me anyway. It's amazing sometimes what men will do to keep from having to do paper work.

There's a new soldier names James Windchester, he's the oddest of our new soldiers. He use to be a violinist in the Military Orchestra. Due to some new law every member of the military has to serve at least one tour of duty, so we got Windchester. Even though he's one of the worst fighter's I've ever met, but he's the most amazing violinist. I've started spending time around him in the evenings just to listen to him play. I never realized how much I'd miss music until the only music I had was the music of fighting.

I wish I had a piano down here just to play with Windchester, he brought his violin down and plays it in the evening before he goes to bed. He's agreed to teach me, which shouldn't be too hard, when I was five my mother made me take piano, violin, and voice lessons. The only one I actually liked was the piano, but now that the only thing I have is the violin I don't hesitate. I'm even teaching him some music, it should be real fun.

Ami's been sparing with me and Genz but she says it's only for the exercise. I managed to beat her the other day, with Genz's help. I'm starting to last longer against him in our matches. I've also gained two inches, I had to let down my pants yesterday.

Byan was out on patrol with me, Jacob and Genz the other day, He told me he got several great pictures of me working with Jacob. He's become totally obsessed with taking pictures. I swear, he's sent away almost ten rolls of film for his brother to develop. Some how I've stopped paying attention to him when he has that thing pressed his face, I didn't even notice him take the pictures when he was with us. I asked him why he does it this morning, after he complained about having packed the camera way and not having it on him. He gave me this blank stare and said it helped him stay sane. He told me if he didn't have his camera, or didn't play chess with Jacob, he'd loose his mind, because he'd be thinking of the war too much. Now that I think about it, I need something to detract me too. Maybe my music, or my art will help…

Don't worry about me any more Riza, I'll be okay. I know I've got to keep moving even when everything seems to be going wrong. If I keep moving I'll stay alive.

Dalka Hesperus, Angel Alchemist

Riza was sure the entire office was aware of how much she had relaxed after reading that last part of the letter nothing was more difficult for her during the war then finding someway to distract herself from the war. She leaned back in her chair for a moment looking up at the ceiling. She sent a silent prayer, that Dalka wouldn't suffer from her actions like Roy did. Please God, leave something of the Dalka I know behind. Don't take her away from this world, she's too young. Riza sat up looking forward at the other men in the office, they'd silently gathered behind Havoc's desk, and were all looking at something. Riza locked her jaw in annoyance, she pulled her gun from it's holster, and silently crossed the distance between her desk and Havoc's.

We all love it when Riza gets her gun out, evil grin Aren't we all happy Dalka's doing so much better. I know I had all of you worried, but you should have read The Thing They Carried That is a very depressing book, and happens to be were most of my material is coming form. But let's get back on track.

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