"I think you'd be surprised," Edward retorted. He wasn't exactly helpless without his alchemy, after all; sure it had meant doing things the hard way, but he'd gotten by relatively well while in Germany. About as well as anyone was going to get by in that society and economy.
Mustang's final question just had Edward smirking, though. He hadn't exactly been the poster boy for the good and loyal soldier and he guessed that the him Mustang had known hadn't either. But if this Mustang was anything like the Mustang Edward knew? He was just less obvious about it.
"Depends on the orders," he said simply. "You know me, if I don't agree with you I'm not going to listen to you."