When he had made those promises, he had intended to keep every one of them. He wanted to give Steph the life she deserved, with a family beside her to love her and not betray her any further than she already had. But he had also known that those promises would be hard to keep without any real way of knowing how to keep them.

Now that they've come true, he couldn't be happier.

"I can't wait to show you everywhere, to introduce you to everyone. They're going to love you! Granny, and Winry, and everyone!"

No matter what, Steph might as well consider herself an Elric now.