The sun shone in a cloudless sky on festival day. Harvest crews were called in from the fields in the early morning, toting berries and herbs. The staff of the Wisdom Cafe set to work for hours, the aromas of stews, pies, and breads spreading throughout the village. And as the morning gave way to afternoon, villagers lifted colorful banners over ( Read more... )

[Edward Elric blinked in the bright sunlight. He certainly hadn't been expecting that. One second being stuck in some unknown black abyss with a literal sea of blood, and the next being in a beautiful, quiet, sun-lit garden. Ed looked back down at the little badge he had picked up.]

I wonder if-

...

WHAT THE HELL?!

[Ed flings the badge in ( Read more... )

[Hinamori and Beat had met up in the Stone Garden, as promised... but she'd taken a little peek into the town and noticed that there was a cafe. In her opinion, that was a much better place to meet up and discuss what they'd learned so far than just sitting in a field, so... she'd offered to go ahead first and see what was on the menu (and, perhaps ( Read more... )

The newcomers awaken in a meadow, lying beneath a gentle breeze in the shade of standing stones.


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