Alphonse had protected them all... his brother, his fiancé, his people... but it was never enough. Now they wanted his bestial heart... fortunately even after ripping open his chest it wasn't something that could be taken. Still... since they didn't want him, Alphonse would "die". Ashton doesn't want much, one to leave behind his past as Alphonse. Two not to turn into a mindless beast controlled by instinct. And three, to live out his days free of the demands of greedy, selfish humans. He's a bird, he knows he's a bird. The problem is he's been pretending to be human so long... he doesn't really want to live as a beast... or know how to. Unfortunately, many people won't just leave well enough alone. Particularly a descendent of an Avarice dragon who wants more than just answers behind Alphonse's death. Now, Ashton has to decide what is justice... and what is vengeance as the humans around keep taking his choices. While the empire didn't understand why you should never corner even a tamed beast, they would learn.