It’s okay…it probably meant that her wish got granted, right? That’s good.

[He’s lying through his teeth. It hurts. He hates that he’s been left alone. That she gets to go back, and he’s left waiting, uncertain of everyone’s fates without him.

But with Eren, he doesn’t have to do that, does he? He’s already told all. There’s no need to pretend.

He sighs.]

…I used to live in a mansion with a bunch of other people. It was the kind of place where there was never a lonely moment.

[A bittersweet look crosses his face. He avoids Eren’s eyes.]

Before that…I spent a lot of time by myself. I even avoided others, you know? Not because I didn’t like people, or anything like that…

[It was just too much.

Idly, he plays with his fingers. He has no idea what to do with his hands.]

…I’d almost forgotten what it felt like.