Khayal (also spelled as Kyle) is a resident of Youswell and the young son of Halling, the town's unofficial chief. With an attitude much like that of his father, Khayal is well loved in the town and does his part to help out the miners despite his age. Additionally, he shares his father's distaste for the State Military and State Alchemists, though he saves the majority of his hatred for Lieutenant Yoki. A brash child, he doesn't hesitate to refer to Edward and Alphonse Elric as "piggy banks" when he refers the rich travelers to his father's tavern and reacts violently when Yoki appears, announcing another salary cut. Though Yoki orders one of his bodyguards to discipline the child physically, Khayal is saved by Edward's timely intervention, but whatever gratitude Khayal feels is overshado