[Even turned away, Eren’s eyes burn into Aubrey from the periphery. She hates it. She hates this, stuck between an argument she still only barely has context for.
[She hates that Eren just said “kill thousands of innocent people instead of millions” like that’s an anywhere near reasonable idea. That there isn’t an option without innocent casualties—well, that’s just their world, isn’t it? That’s just the world, anywhere with national conflict, period. Which is why…]
[Even Armin agrees freedom might be dead for them.]
[This doesn’t feel like a conversation Aubrey has a place in. And yet…]
What happens if you go back?
[It’s not clear who she’s addressing. But she stares at Eren’s right hand, ever trapped.]
no subject
[Even turned away, Eren’s eyes burn into Aubrey from the periphery. She hates it. She hates this, stuck between an argument she still only barely has context for.
[She hates that Eren just said “kill thousands of innocent people instead of millions” like that’s an anywhere near reasonable idea. That there isn’t an option without innocent casualties—well, that’s just their world, isn’t it? That’s just the world, anywhere with national conflict, period. Which is why…]
[Even Armin agrees freedom might be dead for them.]
[This doesn’t feel like a conversation Aubrey has a place in. And yet…]
What happens if you go back?
[It’s not clear who she’s addressing. But she stares at Eren’s right hand, ever trapped.]
[He has three years.]