Dangerous Territory

Rake the Coals Hotter

"A week?" Caven muttered. "If Sasha hasn't acted yet, they must be planning to free me while I'm being sent out. I just need to get deported so they can break me free." She looked over at Kitz and spat at him. The captain took a step back in disgust. "Tell him I bet the dog his mother fucked to produce a creature as ugly as him wasn't even willing to stick its dick into the hole of a diseased whore like her."

Levi chuckled at the creative vulgarity. "I doubt this German translator will say all that to his commander."

Her pale eyes flicked to Eren. "He's a good man. He's helping you, isn't he?"

"He tries. I'm still alive thanks to him."

"You were injured last time. I saw how furious he was at his captain, although he hid it well. I hope he can help you to escape."

Levi smirked privately. "I'm not planning on waiting for his help. If I have to slit his throat, I will."

"I think he would rather help you. You're lucky."

Kitz barked, "Hör auf zu plappern. Ihr beide braucht zu lange. Was sagen sie?" Stop yapping. You two are taking too long. What are they saying?

Eren shouted back, "Ich hab dir schon gesagt, ich weiß nicht." I've already told you, I don't know.

Caven lamented, "A shame this kind soldier won't translate it all. I want that German swine to know I think he's hideously ugly."

"Hässlich. I know at least that word."

Caven grinned ferally up at Kitz. "Du ... bist ... hässlich."

He slapped her hard across the face, and her jaw hung oddly. She struggled not to cry, but she looked up to Levi. "Tell them I'm ready for death. They'll give up and deport me. Just make sure you never mention that woman's name. And survive this! Until our people can get you out, keep doing what you have to do to survive."

He nodded, seeing the strength of this young woman. Then he looked over to Eren.

"That took a while," Eren said irritably.

"She's given up."

Eren's mouth dropped, and he looked down at Caven in protest.

"I tried to convince her to confess. I couldn't. She's ready for death. Her words were: I'm dead either way, but if I don't speak, this Nazi swine does not get the satisfaction of breaking me."

"Caven," Eren said, but he knew he could not protest too much. All eyes were on him and Levi now, even hers. However, in her eyes he saw pity. Why would she pity him when she was the one about to be sent away and tortured in unspeakable ways?

"She also says to tell your captain that she thinks his mother is a whore who raped a dog in order to create such an ugly son of a bitch."

Eren could hardly help it. He burst into laughter. By Caven's smile, he realized she really did want him to say that. "Does she honestly think I can tell my captain that?"

"No," Levi admitted, "but the fact that you're laughing means you agree with us."

He coughed as he struggled to hold back the smile. Still, the audacity of this young woman astounded him. "Tell her I hope she is sent to Ravensbrück. It's an all-female camp. She may actually survive there." Then Eren looked over to the captain and began to tell him everything, leaving out the part about his mother.

Levi turned back to Caven. "He says he hopes you survive in Ravensbrück."

"Then they'll deport me. Good. Sasha can pay me back for that time I saved her life in Reims." She looked over to Eren again as he was arguing with the captain. "He's a good man. Cute too. Make sure he doesn't get killed for his sympathies. They're dangerous in this war."