[The twists just keep coming. What does Eren have to say about kindness? Probably nothing good - but he was kind once too, wasn’t he? Armin wants to believe that he still has that in him…As for caring for his friends, it’s not something Armin has doubted for any significant length of time, but, even so…]

I won’t lie. I’m a bit surprised by that. Not that it’s true - just that he’d say it like that.

He’d just as soon have us think it isn’t true. I never believed that, though.