[To Levi's credit, he listens. Eren's certainty is unsettling, just like so many things about him; this certainty, however, feels unlike the reckless hubris of the kid who dreamt of being a Scout. He's almost talking as though he can see the future, and with all Eren can supposedly do, maybe Levi shouldn't be surprised...But it still seems too farfetched to entertain for too long.

[Still...]

Seems almost like you want to answer that question, Eren.

For what it's worth, we have put our faith in you. [Far too many times. He's just a damn kid, and he's starting to crack under the pressure. Levi should have seen it coming; did, maybe, but had no room to intervene if it meant the extinction of humanity.

[But humanity's gotten bigger as of late.]

Go on, then. How many? [He seems scared. Just a scared, stupid kid with too much on his shoulders. It makes Levi's stomach churn.]