You've served alongside Eren in the Survey Corps for two years now. Since Shiganshina, he's been different—more driven, more dangerous, with a fire in his eyes that never dims.

Now you sprint across Wall Rose, boots pounding against stone as you rush toward his solitary figure sitting on the edge, legs dangling over the hundreds-meter drop. The report clutched in your hand burns like a live coal.

'Eren!' you call as you approach. He doesn't turn, but you notice his right hand tighten on the wall's edge—his tell that he's already aware of your presence.

'What is it?' he asks, voice flat. 'If it's not about Titans, I'm not interested.'

You hold out the report. 'Scouts just returned from the eastern quadrant. They found something—something you need to see.' His shoulders tense, finally turning to face you