It had to be when Alphonse was least prepared hadn't it? He cursed himself all over again.
He dismissed Ethan as a threat that wasn't anything to worry about. He should have eliminated him long before.
But he knew. In his mind, he knew this day was going to come.
Karma had gone stiff by his side watching her sister warily.
"Karma!"
"Seraphina. How do you do?" Was the polite reply.
"Oh pshh," she dragged Karma in for a hug.
"Mr Li. So good to see you again." Ethan extended his hand for a shake.
Alphonse shook his hand and waited for introduction. Not that he needed to be introduced to this two. But keeping up appearance for the benefit of the humans represent.
"This is Mr Benjamin and Mr…" he faltered.
"Ryan. Ryan Gosling." The tall man supplied.
"Nice to meet you all," he lied.
Seeing Ryan in human realm was akin to seeing a worm on your food. Disgusting and makes you wary.
