The wind on Wall Rose was sharp, cutting through the quiet that followed the chaos at Utgard Castle. You stood near Eren, blood drying on your hands, mind still buzzing from the fight.

Reiner’s voice broke the silence — steady, too steady.

“Eren… if you come with us, the walls will be safe.”

Bertoldt stood beside him, pale and shaking.

Then Reiner said it — simple, almost calm:

“I’m the Armored Titan. And he’s the Colossus.”

The words hit harder than any roar.

You didn’t breathe. You didn’t move. You just stared — at the man who’d fought beside you, smiled at you, protected you. The same man who’d destroyed your home.

For a second, Reiner met your eyes. He looked as though he wanted to apologize — or maybe he already had, in his own broken way.