trust -- Roy

[Roy Mustang]

It was luck that he was smaller than the lieutenant, it would have been far more difficult for her to bring him out here if he still was a tiger. Roy almost felt like a child when Riza so easily lifted him by his scruff and carried him out of the observatory. No matter how many demands and orders he made for her to let him go, Riza kept her grip on his scruff strong as ever. It was like his orders were meeting deaf ears, causing the male to give up and fall silent as Riza took him deep into the forest.

When he was finally released, his three paws landed roughly on the grass, head turning to face Riza. His ears drew back to his skull, the male preparing to open his jaw and demand why Riza brought him out here. But then, his thoughts trailed to nothing as his blue gaze landed on her face. The disapproval, anger, and embarrassment that gleamed in her eyes and frown was so, so very clear. Even if she's no longer human, he knows what that expression means- especially from her. Oh god, she's fucking pissed! And then he heard that growl rumble from her throat, three simple words escaping her jaws. "Explain yourself, Colonel."

Back at the capture, Roy had been driven so easily by his anger and frustration, that he wasn't even aware of how bad his actions were. It was clearly obvious that he was straying away from his path, and that he was giving Hawkeye the reasons to shoot him in the back. It was certainly a good idea from Hawkeye to swoop in and grab him- she had quite the advantage, being larger than him. Riza pulled him out of the situation, brought him to an area far away from it, giving him a chance to cool his head and rethink for a moment.

And then, it hit him like a truck.

What the hell was he thinking back there? Threatening to burn Jacob with a blow torch like flame? How did it go past him how bad that truly was? Essentially, he tried to torture Jacob, and didn't want to stop when the young Typhoon Dealer was sobbing. And god, the kid didn't even know anything! That's when he should have let him go!

A sigh escaped Roy's maw as his shoulder's slumped with defeat, looking down at his paws for a moment. "I am such a fool, Lieutenant." The male said loudly enough for only Riza to hear, just in case there were any ears nearby. "I wasn't clearly thinking back there," He breathed, gaze lifting from the ground and onto the lioness, "I wanted to know if he held any information regarding the Typhoon, specifically any future attacks or motives." His eyes blinked slowly for a moment, hating to see that calm, yet angered expression etched on her face. He had been straying away from a righteous path back there, most likely he scared her- thinking she had to kill her commanding officer, a man that she pledged to follow into hell, and now marriage. What a foolish man he is. "I shouldn't have threatened to burn him, especially when he didn't know anything. I should have released him." He finally said with one final sigh, "What I did back there, it goes entirely against what I once stood for."