It had been a long day. Lionel Stahlt had been called out early in the morning for a recent disturbance in town. Upon arriving, what he was greeted with was a large alchemy circle, blood splattered along it at seemingly random points. Several photos laid out around it, stained in the same blood. The most curious part of this scene, though, was the girl laying out in the center of it all.

Stepping around the circle, he let the medical team handle her, studying the circle itself. It was an oddly familiar site. The symbols etched out were very specific and it stood out to him. He couldn't quite place where it had been, though...

Then it hit him. His eyes widened in shock. He'd seen this before. It was the largest travesty one could commit with alchemy. Human transmutation. It had been attempted many times in the past, but it never yielded anything more than heartache and confusion. Even when something was brought back, it wasn't truly human.

Frowning in thought, he gestured to the men with him. “Tell the Captain I'm taking this one,” he ordered. He ran a hand through his black hair, sighing lightly. He felt an old ache in his chest as he thought over the cause of this.

That was when he heard the outburst. Stepping over to her, he leaned down, helping her to sit upright. “Calm down. You're alright. We're only here to help you,” he offered her softly.