The story starts with a young Edward picking on his brother Alphonse, causing him to cry. Their mother comes in and complains about Ed being a troublesome older brother and that he should protect Al, asking him to apologize to Alphonse for hitting him. Instead of apologising, Ed slaps Al’s head and runs out the door into the hall. Edward goes back to Trisha and Al. Ed raises his hand and Trisha thinks that he would hit Al again, but he instead pats Al in the head and then storms out of the room. She asks Hohenheim if he said something to Ed, but he justifies that he didn’t.