Unbeknown to them, however, they are all being spied out from outside by a mysterious shrouded man who appears to know of Edward's secret past - a man with a reptilian tail who is capable of scaling walls like a lizard. She resolves to consult a physician friend of hers about restoring memories and meanwhile, they all prepare for dinner. But when Al reveals that he has absolutely no recollection of what happened between the rebound of the Human Transmutation and waking up in his armor body, Izumi suggests that the great psychological shock of the Gate must have driven Alphonse's memories into repression. Begrudgingly accepting them back into her home, Izumi posits that Al likely saw a great deal more of what was inside the Gate than either she or Ed, since the "toll" he had paid was not a body part but his entire physical being. Realizing their mistake, the boys rush back to the house with the intent of speaking frankly to Izumi about the Gate, the Truth and the Philosopher's Stone.
When Edward notes that visits might be difficult now that they've been expelled, Sig scolds him for his obtuseness and points that, now that the mentor-pupil relationship has been dissolved, the Elrics can speak to Izumi as a peer.
Dejected but understanding, the boys head off to the train station, where Sig sees them off and invites them to return to visit at any time. Though impressed that Ed and Al made it through the Gate and back alive, Izumi stresses that, by doing so, they have expressly disobeyed her teachings and formally expels them as her pupils.
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