The sun shone brightly today and it's light reflected on the surface of the water, lighting up the whole clearing centered by the large lake.
Having already eaten on the way, they walked, with slow and soft steps, the two walked around enjoying the view together like they hadn't in a long time, too long in their opinions, while telling each other everything about the years they spent apart from each other...
Silvia told Hanji about Levi's past goal of killing Erwin and the threat that kept her silent about the entire ordeal, she told her how and why she had gotten herself lost during that expedition...
"Oh!" Hanji had commented with a snicker. "So you had a thing for Shorty?"
"Well.. I guess you could say so, it was really just a silly crush back then though...!" the brunette muttered, nervously scratching her cheek.
"Back then?" the scientist mused, clearly more excited at each moment that passed. "So you still have a thing for him?!"
"Hanji, that's beside the point!" the shorter girl defended and aimed to change the subject. "Besides, don't you want to know about the titans?"
"YES!" the brunette jumped, suddenly stopping and coughing, her next words rolling out in a tone full of seriousness. "Of course I do! Now, what were you saying?"
However, one single thought, although not out loud, slipped the mad woman's mind:
'Silvia, my dear, this is not the end! You cannot fool me into forgetting such a precious bit of information! AHAHAHAHAH... Ha? Oh, is this my mind? It echoes~! Echo echo echo echo...! Meh, anyway, what is the plan, Hanji Zoe?'
The cadet proceeded to confess her feelings and reactions when she finally reencountered Wall Maria, she also explained how she had managed to survive (hunting, crafting, hiding,...) and, of course, everything she had collected in her mind about titan behavior.
Hanji told Silvia about Farlan's and Isabel's deaths, how she and Levi had with the brunette's disappearance... the girl felt guilty, fog or not, she had been the one to leave the two ex-tugs behind for themselves as she mindlessly tried to find Levi, she also felt the weight of guilt for all the pain. she only now realized, she had brought to the two she held the closest to her heart; she could but apologize for the two deaths and the two following breakdowns she had caused... after a few minutes, trying to help her bestfriend calm down, the taller woman continued with her experiences and findings, Ilse Langnar's story, how everyone who survived had evolved, Erwin's promotion, Shadis' half- retirement, Levi's promotion and squads across the years, the 104th trainee squad, the titan shifters, Shiganshina and Wall Maria and Trost, the Colossal and Armored and Female titans, Annie Leonhart, Sawney and Bean, Eren Jaeger...
"Wow... it really has been a long time, hasn't it...?" Silvia wondered, her voice barely above a whisper, her brown orbs wavering ever so slightly at the intensity of her emotions.
"Yes, a lot has happened as well..." Hanji stated, her voice calm as it rarely was. "But we're still here; me, Levi, Erwin, Mike, Ness, we're still here, and you are back. It has been a while, but we're still alive and together!" she offered her friend a bright smile.
"You're right!" the shorter girl giggled, only to return to a more serious tone a second later. "But what will I do now...?"
"What do you mean?" the brunette questioned, having found the perfect spot to lie down upon the grass.
"I don't fit in anymore... my squad is gone and I barely know anyone anymore..." the brown head sighed, hugging her knees close to her chest as she sat on the ground near her bestfriend.
Glass twinkled mischievously and Hanji shot up from her laying position. With her oh-so-known grin, she winked and declared:
"Do not worry, beloved princess, your knight has the perfect solution, as always~!"
"Oh?" the shorter woman's interest had obviously been piqued. "What do you have in mind?"
"You'll see...!"