...one of the things we had drilled into us more than anything else was the Rumbling. As Eldians who were like. At fault for it being a possibility, and as Warriors who were charged with stopping it. They told us over and over and over, that one day, Paradis would unleash the Titans of the Walls and they'd destroy everything.

...then it turned out King Fritz was just lying about that the whole time.

Which wound up not stopping it from happening anyway.

Always thought that part seemed particularly screwed up.

[She lets out a little sigh and rubs her head.]

I really. Hate it. That I can't just explain to him why we're friends. Why I like you, and why I really look up to Hange-san, and why I respect Jean and Mikasa and Armin and Connie so much. I hate that I feel like I'm just. Disrespecting what we all went through and what we sacrificed. I hate that I feel like I'm lying to Reiner by not telling him everything and leaving him in this weird limbo where he knows some parts but has no context for them, but...!

I just.

What if knowing what happens hurts him in a way I can't fix?
What if it makes him do something rash to try and stop it?
What if him doing that makes something even worse happen?

[She presses her hand into her forehead. Her breathing is getting a little quicker.]

The worst case scenario -- what if something like the Rumbling happens all over again here in Nightwake?!