Ed stood up from the campfire, fuming, only agreeing to fight alongside Hohenheim to defeat the homunculi Father.
He turned his back to the others and was in the middle of storming off when Hohenheim's voice called him back.
"Edward," His voice was serious, but contained a hint of sadness. He spoke his son's name so quietly that if Ed didn't recognize his own name, he wouldn't have heard it.
"What?!" Ed snapped, stopping in his tracks. He didn't even bother to turn his head around.
"There's something Myra never told you."
An eerie silence fell amongst the group as they listened to every word spoken in pure curiosity.
"What are you talking about?" Ed asked, his curiosity also peaked. He turned his head to look at Hohenheim. "She told us her story."
"She didn't want to hurt you or Al. So in the end, she just couldn't say it."
"What are you—"
"Haven't you noticed anything strange about her?" Hohenheim stood up as well. "Stopping in the middle of a battle due to sudden pains? Dismissing it as something trivial? Lower stamina?"
Ed whipped his body around to now fully face his father. "What are you talking about? What don't we know about My?!"
"I told this to Alphonse already."
The fire illuminated every one of Ed's features as he impatiently waited for Hohenheim to continue. But for Hohenheim, the fire created shadows along his face. As if the shadows understood his position in this situation.
Hohenheim closed his eyes for a few moments, trying to find the right words to phrase what he needed to say, but only came up with, "She's dying, Ed."
A blunt response. Getting straight to the point.
"What are you talking about?! What happened to her?!" Ed fumed. "Did she get injured?"
Hohenheim ignored his rant questions and began to explain. "Myra suffered through many traumas. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Human transmutation wasn't the only long lasting affect from her time with the homunculi."
"What are you saying old man—?!"
"In the end, the torture she endured was too much for her body to take... The torture resulted in her current illness."
Ed's voice shook. "I-Illness?"
"Myra will live until the Promised Day, but after that, her life is not guaranteed."
(A/N: Sorry for the short chapter! But I thought it'd be better to end it here)