Al's very pretty face pulled was pulled into a confused frown. If it weren't adorable the way his whole nose and forehead wrinkled up, it might be concerning.
"Nothing." And he was incredibly put out by the fact. Well, you didn't get to be the best alchemist in a generation without being a little hard on yourself -- and without coming to accept a lot from yourself, too. When his skills failed him it was very much, in Al's mind, because he, himself, was failing. And that was just -- that was unacceptable.
"You're completely healthy. There's no signs of -- of anything."
But there had to be. There was no real way to get to Xing without a long and strenuous journey, at least, not from anywhere where people looked like Edmund looked. And there were no trains here at all. So how was anything Edmund was saying possible?
"If you don't mind -- I'm sorry, I'm still learning this. Maybe my teacher should look at you. She might have a better idea of what's going on."
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Date: 2015-05-17 05:42 pm (UTC)"Nothing." And he was incredibly put out by the fact. Well, you didn't get to be the best alchemist in a generation without being a little hard on yourself -- and without coming to accept a lot from yourself, too. When his skills failed him it was very much, in Al's mind, because he, himself, was failing. And that was just -- that was unacceptable.
"You're completely healthy. There's no signs of -- of anything."
But there had to be. There was no real way to get to Xing without a long and strenuous journey, at least, not from anywhere where people looked like Edmund looked. And there were no trains here at all. So how was anything Edmund was saying possible?
"If you don't mind -- I'm sorry, I'm still learning this. Maybe my teacher should look at you. She might have a better idea of what's going on."
Al was sure May would help, if he asked her to.