The Flowing Alchemist [FMAB Fanfic]

18} New Squad

Y/N's pov

"I can walk you there if you've forgotten the way." Alec says, giving Hokori one last stroke before standing and reaching for his coat.

"It's fine, they're sending a car because of the bad weather," I glance out of the window at the thick sheets of snow slashing down outside, "and it doesn't look like it's going to get better."

A car horn beeps and I can just make out the shape of a car outside the shop.

"Well then. I'll be off now." I sigh, pursing my lips and tugging at my coat sleeves.

"Oi, stop acting like one of us is dying. You'll be coming here most weekends anyway, right?" He laughs, punching my shoulder and drawing me into a hug.

"Yeah you're right, be sure to have some funky new automail upgrades for me next week. And stay away from thugs!" I giggle and return his hug before ruffling his hair and leaving with my wolf and my bags. 

Getting in the car I receive strange looks from the men who came to pick me up. Well Hokori got strange looks.

The journey was exremely uneventful and everything went according to plan.

Until tHE PETROL IN THE TANK FROZE!!!!

"How does the petrol just freeze???" I shout at the blizzard, shivering.

"Hey, kid! Be quiet whilst we fix this, you'll attract trouble if you're too noisy." One of the men hisses, popping the hood at the front of the car and checking the motor.

"Tch. What could possibly be more troublesome than this?" I mutter, rubbing my stumps which feel as if they are completely frozen.

Come on Hokori, we won't ever get there at the rate those geezers are going at and I for one am freezing my ass off! I think to Hokori, beginning to walk into the snow.

I'm a wolf. I don't have this problem.

Stop rubbing it in.

"Oi! Where do you think you're going?" The man from before shouts at me again, wrapping his coat tighter around him.

"I'm going to Briggs!" I shout back, trudging through the snow towards the distant outline of the looming, grey stone walls of the fortress.
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"Where is your escort?" Sounds the deep, rough voice of the dark skinned man at the gates as he checks my ID.

"We broke down a few miles out of north city so I walked here, told them they were free to go." I shrug, gently stroking Hokori's head as he quietly complained about there being too many smells and too much noise.

"I see. Well, general Armstrong will want to meet you and assign you your duties. You have lots of experience in the field don't you?" He asks before turning and heading down the corridor to a lift big enough for larger vehicles, not even removing his dark glasses despite the fact we were inside, and pressing the top button to take us up to the top of the wall.

There were men marching around, mainly cleaning things or on lookout. At the center of them, looking into Dracma with a telescope and leaning slightly on the unsheathed sword by her side, was a woman, her long blonde hair being teased by the wind.

"General. The new kid has arrived." The man who brought me up with informed the woman, getting minimal reaction from her.

"Thank you Miles. Is she not aware of our "no pet" rule?" The woman turns to look at me for only a moment before turning back.