I don't want Al to worry about me, that's all. If he knows I was thinking about this, he'd be sick with worry and he doesn't need that. Al's soul is connected to that armour, and I'm not really sure how much longer he has left in it. Souls are fragile, and there's a lot of wear and tear when it's put where it shouldn't be. Especially when it's affixed by someone who didn't entirely know what they were doing.
[ Ed understands how to do it, still does, but as a young boy trying to seal Al's soul to the armour, he's sure he could do it better now. But that's a risk he's not willing to take. ]
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[ Ed understands how to do it, still does, but as a young boy trying to seal Al's soul to the armour, he's sure he could do it better now. But that's a risk he's not willing to take. ]
I don't know how much longer it will hold.