Chapter 21 – Loss
Ed lay with an arm under his head, staring up at the ceiling and willing his mind to quiet. Losing alchemy was nothing compared to Winry's arm-length welcome. The reasons he'd originally left for Creta seemed selfish and trivial.
Why had I wanted to learn more of an art I couldn't use? I had her!
He sighed heavily. His journey's duration had been out of his control, but he shouldn't have gone in the first place—he knew that. Remorse came crashing, wracking his insides and leaving him hollow. The west had never achieved such an effect, despite every effort.