[ ...she's not the only one who has done that, either. ]
[ Eren's life has been paid for with many others. And to think that he'll be the one demanding an even steeper price. Even if it lands them in a world without titans... ]
[ Well, perhaps it makes sense he apparently couldn't bear to see it himself. It's not fair to Mikasa, to Armin, to Jean or Reiner or any of them. But it is what it is. ]
The part where we'd bring them pieces of their loved ones back probably didn't help.
[ It was the King's design, ultimately, an attempt to keep people complacent while allowing the bare minimum of freedom. It was convenient for Survey Corps to exist, so they could poke at them and say, see what happens when you venture out? A cautionary tale was the purpose always intended for them, until Erwin turned it on its head. No wonder the aristocracy wanted him dead before he even got the Commander's spot. ]
[ But even if it frustrates him that others couldn't see what they in the Corps did, he can't fault the common people for focusing on their own every day problems. Most of them just wanted simple, peaceful lives. Both the titans and the truth seekers were a danger to that. ]
[ He exhales a little louder, almost like a soft snort. There's something almost like a shadow of a smile on his face as he looks Eren over; despite the monster, the stubborn, fierce boy he'd met back then still has his fondness. ]
Letting you? I don't think we could have kept you away if we tried.
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[ Eren's life has been paid for with many others. And to think that he'll be the one demanding an even steeper price. Even if it lands them in a world without titans... ]
[ Well, perhaps it makes sense he apparently couldn't bear to see it himself. It's not fair to Mikasa, to Armin, to Jean or Reiner or any of them. But it is what it is. ]
The part where we'd bring them pieces of their loved ones back probably didn't help.
[ It was the King's design, ultimately, an attempt to keep people complacent while allowing the bare minimum of freedom. It was convenient for Survey Corps to exist, so they could poke at them and say, see what happens when you venture out? A cautionary tale was the purpose always intended for them, until Erwin turned it on its head. No wonder the aristocracy wanted him dead before he even got the Commander's spot. ]
[ But even if it frustrates him that others couldn't see what they in the Corps did, he can't fault the common people for focusing on their own every day problems. Most of them just wanted simple, peaceful lives. Both the titans and the truth seekers were a danger to that. ]
[ He exhales a little louder, almost like a soft snort. There's something almost like a shadow of a smile on his face as he looks Eren over; despite the monster, the stubborn, fierce boy he'd met back then still has his fondness. ]
Letting you? I don't think we could have kept you away if we tried.
[ You're welcome. ]