"You were crying?!! Galliard-san too!!" Gabi yelled in surprise, but ended up laughing at them
"Why didn't I see it!! Oh my" Gabi fell on the floor, laughing, holding her stomach
But Reiner and Porco stood there with blank expressions. The point is that silly Reiner and Porco had assumed that Pieck had already told Gabi about them crying, so when they came and asked Gabi about Pieck telling her about them crying, Gabi was confused at first, since Pieck hadn't told them, so in reality Reiner and Porco dug their own graves.
"Ahh, Pieck, I am so going to get you back for this..." Porco glared at her as he tried to act normal as if he isn't totally embarrassed
"Well, in my defence, you two were so depressed that it was killing me....killing me...so I just loosened things up" Pieck gave them a closed eye smile
"Okay, let's just move on....please..." Reiner pleaded, earning a small chuckle from Pieck
"Commander, we should shut them up" someone spoke up
"Let's look the other way round, let them be..." Answered the commander
"Looks like she is up there yet again" Falco spoke up as he watched Gabi
"They need to stop giving my brother drinks...and Gabi, she gets carried away too easily..." Falco added
"Still....it seems like Gabi will be the one to inherit the armour." Reiner added as he stood there with his arms folded over his chest
"That's right...you still have two years left in your term. If everything keep going the way it does and that girl over there inherits the armour....Gabi will be 27, that is, if an artillery shell doesn't take her down first. Is that....fine with you" Falco added
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"Okay, what do you think about the honour of inheriting one of nine titans?" Reiner asked
"To inherit one of the nine titans is to be given the right to fully display one's loyalty to our motherland of Marley, through the distinction and pride of being an honorary Marleyan" Falco answered
*sigh*
"The truth is Falco...I don't want anyone inheriting the armour...it's not as great as you make it sound" Reiner spoke up as a small frowned sat on his face, taking Falco by surprise
"What do you mean?!" Falco asked surprised
"It's just a word of advice Falco...a world full of titans is dark and horrible..." Reiner added as he looked down at Falco who looked confused af
"You'll understand one day what I mean..." Reiner patted his head
"You have to keep Gabi safe for me..." Reiner added
"Look after her with everything you have....don't make the same mistake we all made..." He sighed as he walked away, causing Falco to just stare at him
Once the train arrived, everyone got out and went to their families who were waiting for their return. Once everyone met their families. Falco noticed a line of people, wondering what was going on. He then walked over.
"Are these injured soldiers Mr Koslow?" Falco asked
"Hm? Stay out of my way brat. These are Eldians who suffered psychological trauma. They have no one to care for them, so they're going to be treated at them hospital." Said Mr Koslow
The line was moving slowly, a line full of men, an only female stood in the line, a broken arm, and injured leg, a hood over her head as she waited for the line to move.
"She is the only female in the group...poor thing" Mr Koslow smirked as he looked at this female
"Look in my direction and you won't be alive till tomorrow" She growled low, Mr Koslow's eyes widened as he heard her
"Hah....you're a weakling, what could you possibly do..." Mr Koslow walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder,
"You're trying to take advantage of a women, I could scream you know" She smiled as she turned her head, causing Falco's and Mr Koslow's eyes to widen at the sudden boldness
"Remove your hand or I will remove it myself, I don't care if I'm injured, but who the hell gave you permission to touch me you filthy bastard" She growled, causing Mr Koslow to immediately remove his hand
"Y-you....know your place Eldian...." Mr Koslow growled as he looked at her
"Mr Koslow, please leave this lady alone, even if she doesn't scream, I am seeing everything, so please, be mindful of what you're doing" Falco stood infront of the lady and shook his head, causing his eyebrows to twitch
"You brat! How dare you threaten me." Mr Koslow growled as he was about to lift his gun, but stopped
"Tsk, just move on and don't say anything, I don't wanna start a blood bath here" Mr Koslow rolled his eyes as he scoffed in annoyance
Falco turned around to face the lady.
"I'm sorry if he made you uncomfortable" Falco spoke up apologetically
"It's okay...thank you for back there. You're quite the brave kid" said the female
*chuckle*
"It's not about being brave, but men who treat women like that make me sick, so I only did what was right. You don't need to thank me" Falco smiled as he helped her walk in
"You're very mature for your age aren't you. Thank you" She patted Falco's head
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"I'm glad to hear that one family to be blessed with two warriors is amazing"
"We're all proud that Marley has recognised both of you. All that is left..."
"Is to wipe out those damned devil that live on that island. Then all Eldians will be able to live good lives"
Reiner stared in horror as he noticed the look in her face. He gritted his teeth as he closed his eyes.
"It's okay Aunt Karina, us warriors will protect Eldians from those island devils" Gabi spoke up
"Thank you Gabi, we may have won the war, but we have no idea when those island devils will come and destroy our world" Aunt Karina spoke
"Even you were just barely able to escape from those island devils....right Reiner?"
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"You spent five years infiltrating that Island...living among those cruel, brutal, devils right?" Gabi spoke up
"Even if it wasn't classified, it'd still be hard for him to talk about it" Gabi added
Reiner stared at the rest who were currently looking at him. Reiner had no idea what to say, he felt his chest getting heavy. What could he possibly say...? That he never wanted to do this stupid mission, that the very person he, Porco and Pieck wanted to protect was found there...?! But in the end he still fuxked things up and now is regretting every decision...?
"I don't want to talk about it, if you'll excuse me, I'm heading out for some time" Reiner announced