[…Oh.]

[He didn’t mention that. Ugh, not something she would have said out loud—] Sorry, I mean…

[Armin’s kiss is so soft.]

…It’s a nice place.

[Aubrey falls quiet. All circumstances considered, she’s not surprised Eren never mentioned that the tree was important to Armin and Mikasa, too… it just hasn’t seemed like he ever intended to, either.]

[Secret, sacred places.... The lake flashes through her mind; Armin might glimpse it.
[Yeah. She can guess why Eren stayed quiet.]