"Hey brat, get up."
Eren groaned as he woke up from his deep slumber. He looked up to see Levi hovering over him as he let out a yawn.
"I'm up." Eren said as he slowly rose from the ground.
Levi nodded and walked back to his side of the camp. He placed his fist to his lips and blew an icy blast on the fire, putting it out, once he removed his hand from his mouth.
Eren blinked in surprised at Levi's actions, even though he knew what Levi was and what he was capable of.
Levi glanced over at the brunette as he slung his quiver and arrows across his shoulder.
"Hurry up. We gotta keep moving." He said as he latched his cloak back on.
Eren squinted as a shiny bronze band glistened around Levi's upper arm before disappearing under the cloak. It was then he realized that Levi's wings, tail, and claws from the night before had disappeared.
"How's that-? Was I imagining that you-?"
Levi shook his head as he latched his own blade to his belt.
"No. You weren't imagining it... I just cast a spell over myself to become human but only for a while..." he explained, cutting Eren off.
Eren grew even more curious about all the magic Levi was talking about. He pulled his cloak on and slung his pouch over his shoulder, having it fall on his opposite hip. He latched his blade to his belt and looked over at Levi. He quickly followed after him as the man started to leave.
"H-Hey... w-wouldn't it be faster if we flew?" Eren asked as they walked along the forest path.
Levi stopped dead in his tracks, causing Eren to almost run into him. The brunette shrunk as Levi glared daggers at him. The dark haired man let out an irradiated sigh.
"Like I said the other night... I don't like and or want to reveal my true self to villagers." He answered.
Eren nodded but was growing even more curious about Levi.
Meanwhile, back at the castle, Nile was pondering at another plan to kill Erwin when he saw Jean running up to him at full speed.
"Sir Nile! Four wounded strangers... ha-have suddenly appeared at the gate." He said in between pants, saluting the high ranked knight.
Nile blinked in surprise but he let the other apprentice lead him to the unexpected guests. He saw the stable boy slowly removing the arrows from the four teens' shoulders and collarbones upon their arrival at the said spot.
"It couldn't be... There's only one person I know of that can hit those marks every time..." Nile thought as he kneeled down get a closer look at the wounds.
"Sir... I think they're delusional... they keep saying that... that a dragon attacked them." The stable boy said in a worried tone as he started to tend to the strangers' wounds.
"That's enough, Marco. I'll take care of them." Nile said.
Once the stable boy and apprentice left, Nile leaned over the four and started to tend to their wounds. He still closely examined the wounds and finally came up with the answer of who had done it.
"What did the dragon look like? What did he want from you?" He asked in a hushed tone.
"It had large wings... b-but the l-left one was sh-shredded badly... and... it's eyes... it's eyes were a d-deep grey..." the blond, bulky boy finally spoke up.
"He s-saved a...a kn-knight's a-apprentice we... We had k-kidnapped..." the tall, black haired boy spoke up shortly after.
Nile's eyes went wide as he balled his hands into fists, completely disregarding the fact that the four had captured his own apprentice.
"So... you're still alive... after all these years you finally show up just in time to ruin my plans yet again...well next time I see you... I'll kill you... and make sure you stay dead." Nile thought.
He looked over at the four wounded teenage thugs as a small smile crossed his lips.
"How would you four like to get revenge on that dragon?" He asked.
... * ...
Levi blew a few sparks on the pile of sticks Eren had fetched as the sun started to set that evening. Eren watched Levi curiously as he did so until the man glanced over at the brunette with his narrow metallic grey eyes.
"What, Eren? What's with that look?" Levi asked with a slightly annoyed sigh.
"N-Nothing..." Eren stuttered in sight embarrassment, "I-I was just watching you breath fire and... then I remembered what you did this morning..."
"You thought dragons only breathe fire?" Levi asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
"I thought dragons were extinct... until yesterday at least..." Eren quickly tried to defend himself, "I'd sometimes read the old record books in the castle library...and there was a lot of accounts that dealt with dragons..."
Levi gave a small nod and looked at the brunette.
"I see... well some of those accounts are wrong..." Levi said in matter-of-fact tone of voice, "Though... I am curious of what you know."
Eren's head shot up and looked directly at Levi. He gulped slightly before he started to speak.
"I-I don't remember most of it but I want to know about all the magic... I don't recall in the book about dragons having any magic..." he whispered.
"Well... magic can be taught... I just taught myself." Levi simply stated.
"C-Can you teach me...?" Eren asked, his sea-green eyes beamed at Levi with a hint of curiosity.
Levi blinked in surprise at the boy's sudden question but simply shrugged.
"I don't see why not." He said after a short pause.
Eren let out a loud yawn as he nodded.
"O-Oay... Night Levi..." he managed to utter as he yawned.
Levi nodded back at the brunette, glancing over at him when he heard Eren yawn. He watched the boy's chest rise and fall slowly as Eren slept peacefully.
"Night Eren..." he whispered.