The Mansion On Drachmian Border

Kids, go to your rooms

„I'm so thankful you've come but you see, the situation has already been resolved. That woman is dead and-”

„Cut the crap, will ya?” one of the girls stood up, she couldn't be older than ten, her boyish clothing hanging loose on her, her eyes shined with fury „You took our sister's body and now you're lying to them about it?!”

„Please, ignore her” the young woman shook her head „The poor thing still can't get over the fight between me and mother.”

„Just shut up!” the child cried out „Liliana, say something!”

The second girl, Liliana, stood frozen. Her gaze jumped between the two strange men and her father. She looked older than the first girl but she seemed more terrified than furious. Tears were streaming down her face and by the red hue of her face, she had to be crying for a long while. She squeezed a baby she was holding tighter to her chest.

„Give us our sister back!” a small, maybe five-year-old girl yelled as two other girls had to hold her back.

The young woman, no, Dante looked at them with anger.

Mustang seemed to want to go forward but Dante noticed it and quickly stood up dragging Hughes with her. She changed her grip on him, now holding the base of his head between her palms.

Hughes didn't fight her, in fact, he didn't even seem to notice the shift in their position. His eyes stayed unfocused and he didn't let out a single sound.

That department seemed to belong to his blond-haired daughter, who let out an outraged noise and very obviously wanted to have at it at Dante.

„What are you-”

„One more move and I'll snap his neck. I don't have a use for him in this state anyway.”

She was serious, Ed could tell. What she didn't seem to realize was that it was very hard to snap someone's neck just like that. A homunculus could do it but for a human, it would be nearly impossible. But she still made that threat „You monster...”

„I'm just honest, son of Hohenheim. If you want, you can take his place anytime. How about now? I'll set him down if you come here.”

He wanted to run, to get out of there as fast as he could.

That woman was sick.

„No one is coming near you!” Mustang growled and rose his right hand.

„Oh, dear, are you sure you want to risk burning your friend?” Dante asked.