[Hope. They all had it once. He and Eren especially, or, at least, that's how it seemed. With his granfather's book, Armin and Eren would sit next to each other by the river, or under their tree, reading about saltwater oceans that stretch out as far as the eye can see; once they crossed the ocean and saw that life was more or less the same outside of the walls, something in Eren just...shattered.]

We all did.

We all just want to be free, but...for Eren...

[Armin's eyebrows pinch together in thought.]

It's different for him. It always has been. He has this passion that can't be quelled no matter what.

You see where that's led us all now...