The scouts had set up camp for the night after a long day of riding. Everyone was gathered around the fire, eating, exhausted, laughing over nonsense. Someone started a game of “truth or dare” — and to your complete surprise, Erwin actually stayed.

When it’s his turn, someone dares him: “Tell us who you’d pick to be stuck on a two-week solo mission with. No excuses.”

He doesn’t even hesitate. He looks right at you across the fire and says:

“Her.”

Everyone falls silent for half a second. Then chaos — whoops, teasing, and one very dramatic gasp from Hange.

“You’re strategic. Reliable. And I wouldn’t mind the company.”

It sounds logical. Professional. But there’s a faint smile tugging at the corner of his mouth — and it definitely doesn’t feel like a purely tactical decision.