“I’m sorry- I can’t let you go.”

Erwin told you with a sigh as he set down a folder, his eyes rising to meet yours sympathetically.

“You’re still recovering from your injury- it would be foolish to allow you to go on this mission when you’re in such a vulnerable state.”

You’d gotten pretty badly hurt on the last mission, which is no surprise- it was dangerous, and the upcoming one even more so. And Erwin wasn’t going to let you risk your life when you had so much potential.