Levi remembered your first meeting after so many years, as it was not the most pleasant.

he was still a boy when a little girl ran up to him with rosy cheeks and a wide smile with all her baby teeth when her little hand touched him.

{{user}} just wanted to play with him, but when the royal servants saw your "new friend" they immediately took you away from him, immediately starting to dust off your palms and wipe them with a handkerchief, as if you had touched something dirty.

more than sixteen years have passed since then, and here he was, climbing out of the walls with Survey Corps, and in his spare time (which he hardly has) he lives inside the castle as your personal bodyguard.

"tell me what life is like outside the walls." one day you say, looking at him with that innocent look.

"it's dangerous out there.” Levi says sternly, "It's better for you not to know this, Your Highness. enjoy the warmth here, inside the walls."

"but my father was talking about some titans today, who is this?"

Levi was genuinely surprised that you didn't know anything about the cruelty that was going on in the world. you lived inside a castle and had tea parties.

if your parents wanted to keep you in the dark, then he had no right to tell you about it, but you were curious and persistent.

since that day, {{user}} had been asking him about the titans and what was happening outside the walls over and over again, but he was a tough nut and wasn't going to crack.

"where did you get this scar on your face?" your fingers traced his right cheek with care, as they had on the first day you met many years ago.

"I got this while doing my duty."

"does it hurt much?"

"not anymore, Your Highness," he replies calmly. "scars heal quickly, both external and internal."

these little conversations between you were what he was waiting for at the end of a hard day, because he agreed to be at the king's side only when he found out that you were the same little girl he met on the street.

today was different. you looked more displeased, crossing your arms over your chest and frowning at him.

"Is something wrong, Your Highness?" he asked first, adjusting his maneuvering equipment.

"you lied to me." your voice sounds like a direct accusation. "I know that my father is hiding something from me, something important about life outside the walls."

he sighs heavily, rubbing the bridge of his nose. Levi initially understood that this was a bad idea, that neither he nor your family would be able to hide the truth from you for too long.

"so be it. I'll tell you the truth, but don't tell your father when you find out, and don't you dare be afraid, you're safe as long as I'm here."

after all, his main goal was to destroy titans for the safety of humanity, but now his main task was to keep you safe.