I woke up the next day feeling refreshed, I force my body up to the sound of Isabel screaming, I wipe my face before entering the children's room and seeing a tall familiar figure.

"Bertolt… What are you doing here?" He struggled through the window.

"I wanted to tell you how sorry I am… about everything I have ever done, about kissing you when you were with him, questioning you on your marriage, t-turning you into…" I cover his lips with my fingers.

"Ssh, you don't have to be sorry, I know deep down you were confused…"

"The truth is, I felt so lost when I admitted I loved you, I thought of you as Annie…" he looks down, he sweats from the nervousness.

"It's okay, look what's done is done. We can't do anything-"

"There is a cure." He interrupts me.

"Wha-what?"

"Hange found the cure, I had one all along… she knows the formula but she still isn't sure." Bertolt takes out a thin tube container.

"How do you know?"

"I tested it out on a Titan myself, they transformed back to a human, Emirī we no longer have to live in fear of these walls!"

"But what about the Titan Shifters? Is it the same for them?"

"It is, but there's still one problem."

"What's the problem?"

"The inheritance of these shifters are always Eldians, that means either Isabel or possibly Furlan could inherit the power of the shifters." I sigh knowing he was right.

"Well, what do we do?"

"We have to connect to the Devil of all Earth."

"Devil of all Earth?"

"Do you know the origin story of how Ymir Fritz became a Titan?"

"That wasn't just a story book our parents read was it?" He shakes his head, I walk around.

"Well, how does the cure work?"

"You can either drink it or jab it anywhere, if it touches the skin, they drop down."

"How long have you known?"

"For sure, only since last night."

"I need a Titan, I need to see it for myself." Bertolt nods.

"I can help-"

"It's a kind gesture, but I need to do this for myself." He nods again, heading for the window.

"I hope things can be okay again."

"For humanity." I place my fist against my beating heart, he copies my actions. I wave goodbye as he leaves before I pick up Isabel as her sobs quietened down. The door opens, and both Hange and Levi saunter in.

"How's she doing this morning?" Hange was excitable, Levi was as stoic as ever. He opened his arms, I gave Isabel into his embrace.

"She's fine…" I pause chuckling at myself, "You know I never thought I'd say this, but I think we need a Titan." Hange's smile widens as big as ever.

"You really think so? I've just been discussing with shorty over here about the cure!"

"The cure? Have you gotten a cure?"

"Well, I'm not completely sure…"

"Tch, you told me you did Shitty Glasses…"

"What is with the nick names?" I pick up Furlan, Hange smirks and Levi rolls his eyes.

"It's just something we call each other."

"Oh, okay." I take Furlan with me out of the room and to the kitchen. I sit him on the counter as I take out a piece of bread, breaking it apart.

"Mamam." Furlan speaks, it made me smile.

"Why aren't you clever?" I tickle him as he giggles. I couldn't help but giggle myself, I look up to see Eren staring at me.

"Eren. Hi…" I separate the amount of bread in two bowls.

"I wanted to apologise for yesterday, you were right." I was rather shocked by Eren's apology, but I simply smiled.

"It's okay, if it were me I would have reacted the same." Eren takes a few steps towards me, I felt a wave of chills down my spine.

"I shouldn't have said the stuff about your father either…" he takes my hand. Where is this going?

"Eren?"

"I'm sorry." He leans closer towards me, I nudge him, but nothing works. He continues to come closer to me, backing me into the corner.

"Eren please!" I use all my strength, but he manages to grab hold of me, "Eren?" I hear him sob quietly, I wasn't sure what was going on, but he was extremely upset. He squats down in tears, I sit beside him holding him tightly.

"I'm sorry Mom…" he whispers. Knowing he was extremely upset about his mother, I close my eyes sympathising with him.

"What's going on?" Mikasa arrived, coming to Eren's side.

"He's just upset, Mikasa you need to take him to his room, I'll get Armin." I let go of Eren allowing Mikasa to comfort him instead. I pick up Furlan and the two bowls of bread heading to the dining hall, Sasha and Hange were sitting down and chatting, Hange had taken Isabel. I gave Furlan to Sasha with the two bowls of bread for the kids.

"I'll be back, I've gotta go find Armin." I leave giving no explanation. It didn't take much to find Armin; he was reading a book underneath a shady tree.

"Hey Armin, what are you up to?" He looks up from the forbidden book about the ocean.

"Just reading as usual."

"Eren was really upset, he even said he said sorry to his Mom?" I sat down next to Armin.

"I wasn't there at the time, but I was told once the Titans got in, Eren's house was crushed, Carla was also crushed, Eren and Mikasa tried to pull her out, Mr Hannes came and went to kill the Titan, but it made him stop in fear and saved Eren and Mikasa whilst they watched Carla being eaten." Armin explained. I hadn't known this story, but I'm glad I know now.

"That's harsh…"

"It was devastating after what Mikasa told me."

"Yeah, I can imagine…" I pause before looking up to Armin again, "do you know what this Titan looked like?"

"It had short blonde hair with a creepy smile, it had like a woman's face, but I'm not too sure."

"I hope Eren's okay." Those were my last words to Armin before I would leave. I would leave and find that Titan that killed Eren's mother.