A bit sundazed, at least, registered with Alphonse. As did the fact that there was no train nearby -- certainly not within seconds. As for a place called Cambridge, well. Al didn't know of any. Which didn't mean it didn't exist, but it didn't exist in Xing. Nor Amestris. Which meant it must be somewhere else -- Crete, maybe, or Drachma? but you couldn't take the train from either and arrive in Xing.
Which meant that this young man, whoever he was, must have been wandering in the desert. Long enough to get lost and confused and lose all track of time. No wonder he wasn't making any sense.
"Of course," Al assured him, offering a warm smile. He'd do much more than just take a few minutes out of his day to help the young man. For starters, they should see about getting him out of the sun, and some water. "You can put up with us, I'm sure there's a room available." Or there would be, for Alphonse Elric, friend of the emperor. "Let me take care of things here."
Edmund's sudden arrival had damaged the woman's cart, broken the spokes of one of the wheels. That was why she was so angry, and why she'd started to lay into him. A few murmured words in the native tongue, a clap of his hands, and -- good as new!
Al gave a courteous bow to the lady and received one in return. All tempers soothed, he slipped an arm through Edmund's.
"Come on. Let's get you out of here before she thinks too hard about letting you go. Are you able to walk?"
He hadn't even introduced himself yet! What was he thinking? "Oh... I'm Alphonse. You should at least know my name before you wander off with me."
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A bit sundazed, at least, registered with Alphonse. As did the fact that there was no train nearby -- certainly not within seconds. As for a place called Cambridge, well. Al didn't know of any. Which didn't mean it didn't exist, but it didn't exist in Xing. Nor Amestris. Which meant it must be somewhere else -- Crete, maybe, or Drachma? but you couldn't take the train from either and arrive in Xing.
Which meant that this young man, whoever he was, must have been wandering in the desert. Long enough to get lost and confused and lose all track of time. No wonder he wasn't making any sense.
"Of course," Al assured him, offering a warm smile. He'd do much more than just take a few minutes out of his day to help the young man. For starters, they should see about getting him out of the sun, and some water. "You can put up with us, I'm sure there's a room available." Or there would be, for Alphonse Elric, friend of the emperor. "Let me take care of things here."
Edmund's sudden arrival had damaged the woman's cart, broken the spokes of one of the wheels. That was why she was so angry, and why she'd started to lay into him. A few murmured words in the native tongue, a clap of his hands, and -- good as new!
Al gave a courteous bow to the lady and received one in return. All tempers soothed, he slipped an arm through Edmund's.
"Come on. Let's get you out of here before she thinks too hard about letting you go. Are you able to walk?"
He hadn't even introduced himself yet! What was he thinking? "Oh... I'm Alphonse. You should at least know my name before you wander off with me."