[It's only when he's been set down among the blankets, and the elation is beginning to fade, that the true enormity of the situation begins to sink in again. Ed's worried face fills his vision, and his words feel like a knife to the heart even if they may seem innocuous enough.
He is no longer immune. He has to be kept warm, he will have to be carried, he will be-- This is a place where his body will be a burden just as much as it would have been in the fight with Father, maybe even more so.]
Brother...
[The smile is gone, and there's worry in the mirror of Ed's golden eyes.]
What are we going to do? I can't travel like this, and I'm just going to slow everyone down.
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He is no longer immune. He has to be kept warm, he will have to be carried, he will be-- This is a place where his body will be a burden just as much as it would have been in the fight with Father, maybe even more so.]
Brother...
[The smile is gone, and there's worry in the mirror of Ed's golden eyes.]
What are we going to do? I can't travel like this, and I'm just going to slow everyone down.