𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 | 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐱 𝐎𝐂

A word to the wise

However, she was already there. On-time, as always. So, I handed her the plate and the cup I had prepared.

She definitely noticed the difference. She smiled at me, giving me a better look at her face, illuminated by a ray of sunlight, coming from behind me. I checked over her face and neck to see if there was any sign of yesterday. She noticed me checking her too. She looks fine. She even looks tranquil. I'm glad.

Nevertheless, I discharged both of them soon after and went outside to meet the rest of the squad. I informed them that both Eren and Daphne would have traveled with us to the castle.

"Tch, really? That girl is coming with us?" I heard. I knew it was Oruo.

"Exactly. And you better watch your mouth this time or that will be your last words. Understood?" I spat.

"Y-yes, sir"

"You are a boor sometimes, Oruo" said Petra.

Once Eren and Daphne had joined us, we departed. During the trip Petra tried her best to interact with Daphne, asking her pretty general questions. They look so different and yet so similar. I observed them the whole time. At some point, we arrived and the castle looked worse than I expected. It was a mess.

"Listen up everybody. I want this place spotless" I commanded "Let's start from the inside. Eld, Gunther you two will take care of the towers and the last floor. Petra, Oruo, the dorms and rooms on the second floor. Eren, Daphne, on the first floor. Then we'll proceed with the rest of the building when the other soldiers will join us"

"Yessir" They shouted in chorus.

DAPHNE'S POV

I patted Eren on the back "Let's go, buddy". In response, he only snorted.

The captain provided us with all the essentials for cleaning, therefore we started straight away.

"So, captain Levi is a clean-freak... I thought it was just a rumor" said a quite annoyed Eren.

"Well, how could you blame him? This place looks like a dump" I replied.

"It's not only about cleaning..." Interrupted us Petra entering the room "He wants everything spotless, to the point where he can see his reflection on the surface" she lightly laughed.

"Oh, Eren try not to look so discouraged" she then continued "You Daphne, on the other hand, you don't seem that much bothered by it"

"Cleaning is not a big deal. The satisfaction after it is the reward, I suppose"

"Oh no, she's one of them!" playfully shouted Eren.

I laughed, he looked so silly "When I was younger, I was the one in charge of the housekeeping – If you could call that a houseI thought - among my... - sisters?- sisters, so I'm kind of used to these things"

"Oh, so you have sisters! Are you the oldest?" cheered Petra.

"Not really, but I've always acted like I was-"

"More cleaning, less speaking" said Levi entering the room. He started sifting through the whole room, passing his index on each surface. Though we did work hard, so he couldn't complain much.

"Since you're almost done here, Daphne you'll go downstairs and start cleaning there. Eren when you'll be done with those curtains, you'll help her out down there. Understood?"

"Yessir" we answered in sync.

And so I did. When I passed beside Levi to leave the room, he looked at me with a glimpse of satisfaction.