She was said to be a myth.
The other cadets only spoke of her when they were feeling down or alone. Eren could hear the stories as clear as day about the lady who would comfort the children who were victims of the Titans- consoling them, taking them to orphanages, and making sure that they were happy there. No one knew what her real name was, but the children often called her Great Mother, for she was there to comfort all and left none. There were different rumors of how she looked- some say her hair was the color of liquid sun and would shimmer with any movement that was given, others that her hair was a light brown that would remind one of hot chocolate or the chips in a chocolate chip cookie. But the truth was, no one knew what she looked like, and, although no one had ever seen her, Eren swore that he had.
It was back when Wall Maria had been taken over. Although he didn't remember much of it, he did remember something. She had had a soft twinkle in her eyes as she knelt down to give him and Mikasa a blanket, smiling softly as she used a handkerchief to gently wipe the tears from his eyes. She has whispered a simple phrase, in a motherly tone that reminded him of his deceased mother, before looking over her shoulder and getting up, not once looking back.
And even though she was thought to be a myth, Eren swore that he would one day meet her again and thank her.
~8~
"Any questions?"
Eren couldn't tear his gaze away from the woman in front of him. The memories of the fall of Wall Maria and the death of his mother rushing back as he stared into her eyes. She seemed to not have known who he was, for her face made no movement of recognition. Eren mentally scolded himself, of course she wouldn't remember him, he was only on face out of thousands.
Her light brown eyes held a soft look in them as she stared at him, and her hair practically shimmered as the fire's light deflected off of it. She was smaller than Captain Levi, he noticed, and even though her body was thin and lithe, she looked strong. Her hair did look like liquid sun that was told in the stories, and fell gently to her shoulders while long bangs laid across her forehead. She was leaning against the wall, but yet, her shoulder was slightly resting against the Captain Levi's, something that made Eren tilt his head in wonder of why she was touching him.
"I, uh…" Eren's voice faded before he finally spoke again, "Where… where am I?"
"I think it's obvious." Commander Erwin said patiently and Eren watched as she shifted her body so that more of her shoulder and arm was touching Captain Levi's, and he furrowed his brows when the Captain made no move to move. "Let's just call it a dungeon. You're currently in the custody of the Military Police. We were granted permission to see you only just now."
Eren shuffled around and his eyes widened when he realized that his hands were in chains, confining him to the cell. Hearing a light jingle, Eren looked up to see Commander Erwin holding the gold key that his father gave him and he frowned, "Where'd you get that key?"
"Off of you." Commander Erwin said, "Don't worry, you'll get it back. Let's talk home. Specifically the good doctor's cellar back in Shiganshina. Pretty big secrets in there, right? About the Titans?"
"Yeah. I think so." Eren nodded, surprised that the Commander knew that information, "That's what Dad said, anyway."
"It must suck having your dad and your memory missing in action at the same time. Unless, of couse, that's just a cover story." Captain Levi finally spoke, and the Commander looked at him, unamused.
"Enough. We've been over this already. We know he has no reason to lie." Commander Erwin said before turning back to Eren, "And that's all we know. How about you shed a little light on things for me by telling us your intentions?"
"My what? What do you mean?" Eren asked, his brows furrowing in confusion as he looked at the three people in front of him, two of which had spoken and one who hadn't- who was instead, silently observing the whole situation.
"Here's the lay of the land, my friend. If we want to pay your dad's cellar a visit, we have to venture back into Shignashina. Sealing the breach there as we did in Trost would be the smart way to go about it, don't you think? Naturally, we'll need your special powers. Any way you slice it, a Titan's deciding our fate. It's been conjectured that the Colossal and the Armored Titan are more or less the same as you. It's why I ask your intentions. They could be the key to turning the tide forever. You could save us." Commander Erwin explained and Eren looked down into his lap as he though it over.
The woman shifted uncomfortably in the silence that followed Commander Erwin's question. Her uneasiness seemed to cause a chain reaction because the guards on either side of the cell straightened up and Captain Levi slightly placed himself in front of her, though he kept his body resting against the wall and relaxed.
"Come on. It's an easy question. So, answer it." Captain Levi said, and the woman's eyes sharpened at the motion of the boy's heavy breathing. "What the hell is it you want to do?"
"I want to become a member of the Scouts and slaughter every Titan that crosses my path!" Eren suddenly exclaimed, and she noted that his eyes were wide, as if he weren't really here with them consciously.
Feeling Levi tense before quickly relaxing, she looked up at him with a curious expression on her face, waiting to see what he was going to do.
"Huh. Well played." Levi's expression remained bored, but only she really knew what he was thinking. "All right, then. I'll take responsibility for him. Let the higher-ups know what's going on. Not that I implicitly trust him, of course. It's more a matter of me trusting myself to deal with him. I'll kill him if I have to."
"Levi." Her soft voice cut through the tense silence like a knife and Eren's head cracked from the force he used to look at her. Her eyes had lost the warm spark in them and she was looking at the Captain as though she were ready to stop whatever his next move may be. Her body was no longer relaxed and resting against the wall, but tense and ready to defend if needed.
"The bigwigs aren't likely to raise a stink." Levi continued as though he didn't notice her, but from the way his voice dropped and became calmer, he did, "My record more than speaks for itself, I'm pretty sure. Good news, Jaeger. You're now officially a member of the Scouts."
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