More of their past
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Roy: So Master left behind his secret manuscripts after all…
Hawkeye: No. They’re not manuscripts. He said it would be a problem if his life’s research disappeared or was taken by an outsider…
Roy: How did he leave them behind?
Hawkeye: Mr. Mustang. That dream… can I entrust my back to it? Is it all right to believe in a future where everyone can live in happiness?
It would seem like Roy & Riza have been together through the worst and best times of their lives. Of course, more than focusing on the happy moments (judging by the photographs illustration from ch 053, the period between the end of the Ishval War and the beginning of the series, was a time of healing for both), the story lets us see more difficult and/or tragic moments, of course. Riza had already lost her mother when she was really young, and now she was losing his father too, which left her quite alone.
Roy was there to provide comfort. Not pushy or flashy comfort, because Roy is a person who does not impose anything on anybody. He was there, for whatever she may need — she was free to be weak at the time, but Roy could also be a comfort to the strong girl Riza already was. Roy openly shares his dream with her at that time and she thinks, at that very same moment, that maybe she can trust herself, the future of the country and her father’s secret to that young man.
During this time, Hawkeye called Roy “Mustang-san”, quite logical since he is older and it’s polite to address him with a certain respect. This particular scene would repeat itself some years later, with their roles reversed.
