Amelia was resting on a couch at the Trost HQ, reading a book that she just randomly pulled from Erwin's bookshelf in his office. She had on her black button up shirt but her sleep shorts on since it was a hot day at the HQ. Erwin was away in a meeting with the others about what to improve and what to cut since they are needing some supplies. Amelia wanted to attend but Erwin ordered her to stay in his office so she could heal.
"Wow, that's an interesting plot twist," Amelia said to herself as she read more so she could get a hint of where the story was heading. At that moment, the door opened and she turned to see it was Hanji there.
"Hey, Erwin is having me check out your side. Mind if I check it?" Hanji asked, closing the door rather loudly. Amelia put down the book and started unbuttoning her black shirt.
"You're bored aren't you?" Hanji asked, gesturing towards the stack of books that were on the floor next to the couch.
"Can you blame me? We got back a week ago and I have been doing nothing but reading and resting. It would be nice to get out of the room for a walk," Amelia said, laying on her back so Hanji could check her bandage.
"Erwin is a worrywart. He cares about you," Hanji said, removing the bandage off of Amelia's stomach.
"I know he is," Amelia said, not exactly happy about the answer she received from Hanji. She felt pain go through her body from Hanji applying some sort of cream onto her wound and tensed from how terrible it feels.
"It's healing fine but I can see why Erwin wants you to stay put. This look very painful," Hanji said, stopping to put down the jar of mystery substance and preparing the new bandage.
"It really does but I can handle the pain for 5 minutes,' Amelia said, being her usual stubborn self. Hanji didn't reply back to put on the bandage before handing Amelia her shirt and standing up from her kneeling position.
"Welp, maybe I can help you by convincing Erwin to take you on a walk," Hanji said, smiling widely towards Amelia.
"Do whatever you want. He won't agree to it," Amelia said, slipping an arm through one of her sleeves. Hanji only laughed before leaving the room to give Amelia privacy. Amelia put her shirt on fully and heaved a deep sigh, now being bored once again.
"Well, that was nice while it lasted," Amelia said with a sigh before picking up her book and beginning to read again. However, when she tried reading the page, she had to keep rereading it since her brain wasn't comprehending any of the words.
"Alright. Maybe reading won't work anymore," Amelia admitted before putting down the book and sitting up.
"I wonder if my squad is all here and accounted for. I wasn't able to check since the night I arrived at the checkpoint," she said worriedly. She knew the troops were training so she stood, dealing with the sharp pain that went into her side and she limped over to the window since Erwin's room can oversee the training field.
"Alright…-" Amelia paused to see them training, but was shocked to only find two of the three, "-Wait, where's Kai?" Amelia asked, a sense of panic going through her. Kai was the quiet one of the group and was totally known for being in the Survey Corps because their friend wanted too.
"I'll ask Erwin when he gets back since he gets the finalized version of the dead and injured. I hope she is alive," Amelia said, trying to be positive about the unsettling find.
"She's perfectly fine. Nothing is wrong with her. She's...sick. Yeah, sick. They let her have he day off because it's only training day and she doesn't need to be out there," Amelia said, trying to convince herself. Just at the moment, Erwin opened the door and walked in.
"Oh, Amelia. Did Hanji already come and change your bandages?" Erwin asked, closing the door behind him. Amelia nodded before looking back outside the window to watch the others train.
"Do...you know the death count from the expedition?" Amelia asked hesitantly. The question stopped Erwin in his tracks as she is always bold and straightforward with her questions.
"80. Why do you ask?" Erwin asked, walking over to her to see what she was watching. Amelia suddenly put her head onto his arm which shocked him more as she is usually not this affectionate.
"Was a girl named Kai part of that list?" Amelia questioned, wanting to just get to the point since she won't see her squad for another 2 weeks while she heals.
"If you're asking about Kai from your squad. She is in the infirmary healing from the expedition," Erwin said as he rubbed her back reassuringly. Amelia immediately relaxed at him saying Kai was fine and nodded against his chest.