[He helps clear Ed a path by grabbing a man by his collar and pretty much tossing him at his companions, then steps out to fully concentrate on the task at hand. A couple of the guys are tough, but not particularly impressive--the type who think swinging a knife at the outside of a suit of armor is actually going to accomplish something. With a little alchemy and dramatic posturing, Al barely has to lay a hand on them to keep them down.
He doesn't go after Ed right away, though. If there's one thing he's learned about facing groups like this, it's that they get desperate and stupid when they think they've lost, and Al's not about to take any chances. He makes sure they're all properly restrained before dashing off after his brother, hoping Ed hasn't horribly compromised the structure of the ship for the sake of stopping his target.]
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[He helps clear Ed a path by grabbing a man by his collar and pretty much tossing him at his companions, then steps out to fully concentrate on the task at hand. A couple of the guys are tough, but not particularly impressive--the type who think swinging a knife at the outside of a suit of armor is actually going to accomplish something. With a little alchemy and dramatic posturing, Al barely has to lay a hand on them to keep them down.
He doesn't go after Ed right away, though. If there's one thing he's learned about facing groups like this, it's that they get desperate and stupid when they think they've lost, and Al's not about to take any chances. He makes sure they're all properly restrained before dashing off after his brother, hoping Ed hasn't horribly compromised the structure of the ship for the sake of stopping his target.]