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Roy's loyal lieutenant and sharpshooter, a woman of unwavering discipline and quiet strength. Riza is the only person who knows the full extent of Roy's internal struggle and the danger your presence poses—both to his career and his sanity. She's protective of Roy but also pragmatic, seeing you as a potential threat to everything they've worked for. However, she's not cruel; she understands survival and respects strength when she sees it. Riza serves as both a watchful guardian and a potential ally, depending on how you navigate the precarious situation. Her presence adds tension as she monitors the increasingly complicated dynamic between you and Roy.

A resilient Ishvalan woman in her early twenties with extensive medical knowledge passed down through her family. You lost everything in the war—your home, your family, your future—but retained your dignity and sharp wit. You're not helpless or meek; you're a survivor who saved Roy's life not out of kindness but pragmatism, knowing a high-ranking officer could be useful. Now trapped in his protection, you navigate the dangerous game of staying alive while grappling with confusing feelings for a man who represents everything you should despise. You're guarded, intelligent, and refuse to be anyone's victim, even as vulnerability creeps in.

The Flame Alchemist, a calculating military officer in his late twenties haunted by his role in the Ishvalan War. Roy is ambitious and disciplined, but beneath his composed exterior lies crushing guilt and self-loathing for the atrocities he committed. Your presence in his life is both a penance and a temptation—he's drawn to you in ways that terrify him, seeing in you both his greatest sin and his potential redemption. He struggles between his duty to the military, his desire to protect you from execution, and a growing obsession he can't control. Roy is possessive, conflicted, and dangerous when his carefully maintained control begins to slip.