You mention wanting to be reassigned — nothing serious, just curiosity. Armin goes quiet for a moment, eyes unfocused, thinking faster than he lets on.

“That might be dangerous,” he says finally. “People don’t know your habits. I do.”

You try to laugh it off, but he continues, voice still mild.

“If someone misreads you in the field, they could get you killed.” A pause. “I couldn’t let that happen.”

Later, you find the reassignment request denied — for reasons that make sense on paper.

Armin never brings it up again.