"The more things change, the more they stay the same."
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
Chapter 6: Things Change
After making a trip from Argus to Kuroyuri, Dina would spend most of her time either reading or watching the news on her Scroll. But this wasn't exactly a normal day for her, as she spent the entire voyage back to Kuroyuri rethinking the situation she found herself in. She was still reeling over the fact that her "dreams" were proven to be some kind of reality and that the young boy from her first life was resting next to a young girl he met along the way. She didn't regret her decision to take them back home with her, but she was uncertain as to where this encounter would lead.
Eren felt the same way. He couldn't shake the awkward feeling he had being in the farmer's presence. He was at a crossroad here, in the middle of an important decision. The idea of telling Dina the truth as to why she was reincarnated and his reason for being on Remnant found its way into Eren's mind, but the truth might be too heavy to bear. Then again... he had to hide everything from his friends, forcing them to turn against him. He had a choice now, but he wasn't sure what to choose.
Cinder shared Eren's awkward feelings. She left behind two homes that did nothing to prove themselves to be the worst life had to offer, and she was in no way ready to face another one. She had every confidence things would go wrong somehow, since they always did. The doll she had was a nice present, it could be considered the first gift she was ever given.
Eren could tell Cinder was still unsure about all this, so he deiced to give her some wisdom from his past life. "Don't worry," he whispered into her ear. "Third time's the charm."
"..."
Cinder's faith in things changing for the worst still existed, but it wasn't as strong as it was a few moments ago. Having Eren around would help, just like it did the last two times.
Dina looked over at the two and frowned sadly when she looked over at Cinder. The poor girl had to suffer through things that no child should have to go through.
All due to the unchecked cruelty and selfishness of others both young and old.
Dina couldn't hold back the scowl on her face as her mind went to the cause of Cinder's hesitation and distrust. Just hearing the little tidbits from the two about how the "Madame" and her two daughters treated them brought forward unpleasant reminders of her dreams about Marley. Of how the Eldians were enslaved and abused by everyone around them, treated as less than human, sometimes even for their amusement.
But at the same time her thoughts drifted towards Zeke and how she and Grisha had ultimately treated him. Was it hypocritical of her to be cursing someone when she herself mistreated her own blood? While she never physically hurt Zeke like how the Madame and her daughters did with Cinder she definitely hurt him mentally and emotionally. Regardless of the past, she vowed she would never let anyone else hurt Eren or Cinder again.
Dina was brought out of her thoughts as a chime echoed from the airship's speakers. Looking out through the windows, Dina smiled and looked over to the kids. "Hey you two." Eren and Cinder looked over at Dina and saw her wave them over to her. "Kuroyuri is just up ahead. Thought you might like to get a good look."
Eren and Cinder undid their safety belts and approached the windows. As they turned their gaze down, their eyes widened and a silent gasp escaped Cinder.
When Dina told them about Kuroyuri, she said it was quite the colorful and bright place. Cinder could see that the description was very accurate. The town was bright and colorful like Dina said and filled with simple raised houses, the design of which reminded Eren a lot of some of the buildings on Paradis. A canal ran through the town and it was surrounded by a small wall with circular entrances. It had a main avenue leading from the entrance and towards the main square. In the center of the village was featured an open area with a large cherry blossom tree where merchants set a small market place. There were also many other types of stores situated in that area. And just like the village itself, many of the citizens wore colorful outfit.
"Wow..." Eren muttered under his breath. While he had been astonished by the sight of the floating city of Atlas. Kuroyuri seemed... so peaceful. So captivating.
"This place is beautiful" Cinder smiled, a warm feeling filling her. The farm orphanage she lived in before meeting Eren was too dark and earthy. While the Glass Unicorn had to much pain and misery for Cinder to enjoy any of the beauty that was there. Here however was different.
"Eren. Cinder. Welcome to Kuroyuri."
The first few days at Kuroyuri were strange for everyone. Of course, Dina still went to work, but she rarely took the children. There was only one time she asked them to carry some baskets to her stand, but the walk was long, quiet, and very uncomfortable for everyone. So Dina let them explore more of Kuroyuri while she sold her produce. On other days, she left them at home while she worked. It was easy for Dina to notice how happy Cinder and Eren were when they were by themselves, and a part of her felt like she was doing the right thing.
Another part of her, however, longed for some kind of relationship with the children.
Her chance to do this came in the middle of the night, where everyone should have been fast asleep. But Cinder was wide awake, taking sharp breaths and rubbing her forehead free of sweat. The young girl had just woken up from a nightmare, a mixture of both memory and terror. The Madame of the Glass Unicorn was standing above Cinder, electrocuting her with the collar. Her daughters were laughing as she was suffering, but that wasn't all. Cinder also dreamt that she picked up a knife off the ground and used it to kill the Madame and her daughters. When they died, Cinder didn't leave the room or find Eren. Instead, she found herself looking back. She couldn't explain it, but it was as if their dead eyes were staring back at her.
Cinder could feel those eyes staring right into her soul.
Even awake, she felt like she had been violated, that the Madame and her daughters were still watching her.
"Eren?" she called out to the boy sleeping across from her. Eren was fast asleep, very comfortable in his bed. So Cinder got out of her bed and walked over to Eren. "Eren, wake up," she said as she shook his body. But Eren simply moved to his side and continued to sleep. "Eren, please."
"Cinder?"
The young girl quickly turned around to see Dina Fritz at the open door. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Umm... I'm fine," Cinder lied as she moved back to her bed. "I just needed to-"
A hand to her shoulder caused Cinder to stop walking. A chill crawled up her spine as she looked back at Dina, unsure what she was going to do.
Dina simply let go of Cinder's shoulder. "You had a bad dream," she deduced.
Cinder was surprised that Dina could know that, but decided to brush it off. "No, I-"
"Cinder, you're sweating." Dina was looking at her forehead and her shirt, which was starting to show sweat stains. "And you're crying." She pointed to Cinder's left cheek. Once the child touched it, she could feel a tear line that ended close to her chin. She rubbed her left eye to dry the tears, and Dina held out her hand. "Come with me."
"It... It's okay," Cinder claimed. "It was just a dream, I can-"
"Cinder, trust me when I say this; it is not okay. I've had one too many bad dreams to realize that myself." Dina gently took Cinder's hand and began to lead her outside the bedroom. "We should let Eren rest. You can talk to me about your dream."
"Ms. Fritz, I don't-"
Dina stopped walking and kneeled down to Cinder. "I don't want to make you do anything you don't want to, Cinder. But I don't think I could forgive myself if you were in the same position as me and I didn't do anything about it. Let me help you." Dina began to smile. "Please?"
Cinder looked back to the bedroom, where Eren was still sound asleep. Seeing that this was the best option she had, Cinder followed Dina's lead. She followed the farmer into the kitchen, where she poured two glasses of water. Cinder sat down across from Dina, keeping her eyesight focused on the table. Dina had a good idea that Cinder wouldn't be the first one to start their conversation, so she made the first move. "I know that look," she said. "I've woken up so many times with that same look, so I believe I know how you're feeling."
Cinder didn't expect herself to move so quickly when Dina said that. "You don't know what I-"
"Not exactly, you're right." Dina took a drink of her water. "But I know you're scared. I know you feel as if something is haunting you." Cinder began to look down at the table again as she listened. "That's what nightmares do, Cinder. I always thought they were just make-believe your mind creates to scare you. But I was wrong." Small drops of water fell from Cinder's eyes and hit the table. "The fact that reality is coming back to haunt you is what makes us do this."
"Like you?" Cinder asked. "You're awake too."
"...Yes," Dina admitted. "Exactly like me. You already know what I've done, and how it's haunted me ever since. I wouldn't dare ask you to tell me what happened to you, but it's more or less the same as me... isn't it?" Cinder looked up at Dina and nodded. "I can only imagine what scares you Cinder, and what I'm scared of still haunts me to this day."
"Then... what can I do?"
"Nightmares come and go, but they never stay gone. But instead of focusing on what you fear when you wake up... focus on what you love." Cinder tilted her heard, but continued to listen. "My parents and my friends were always supportive when I had my nightmares. They knew something was wrong with me, but that didn't stop them from trying to help me. As long as they were in my life, they showed me my fear was just temporary. You have things you love don't you?"
Cinder looked back to the bedroom where Eren was sleeping.
"I see," Dina continued. "Hold onto it, Cinder. Focus on it whenever you wake up. And then... the fear goes away easier."
Cinder immediately took Dina's advice and thought about all the time she spent with Eren. The images of the Madame and her daughters were still there, but Cinder focused even harder on all the good times she shared with Eren, both at the orphanage and in Kuroyuri. After a few minutes, the images disappeared. Cinder smiled and finished the rest of her water. "Thank you," she said. "Good night."
"Oh, one more thing." Cinder turned around to see Dina holding the doll she gave her in Argus. "I really think she'll help you sleep better," Dina promised. Cinder took the doll and walked back to the bedroom, where Eren was still asleep. Thinking about what Dina said, Cinder went back to the bed Dina gave her and closed her eyes. But rather than falling asleep, Cinder found herself opening her eyes and looking back at the doll. Its smiling face was very comforting and hugging it seemed to take a weight off her shoulders.
When she woke up the next morning, Cinder felt much better. By impulse, she told Eren what happened and how Dina helped her. Eren found the woman outside picking apples off an apple tree.
"Ms. Fritz?" Eren called out. She looked down at the boy. "Um... Thank you. For helping Cinder."
"You're welcome," Dina said with a smile. "If there's ever anything wrong, just let me know."
"Yeah, sure." Eren began to walk back to the house, ready to end the conversation right then and there.
But Dina was a little upset. She felt that she opened a new path for a relationship with Cinder, but Eren still gave her the cold shoulder. Not that she blamed him, Dina believed Eren still missed his mother. It must be hard, living under the same roof as someone who took something important from them. But Dina didn't want to give up.
"Eren, just a moment!" Dina said as she put down her basket. Eren stopped and turned back to Dina. As he did, Dina suddenly lost her train of thought, unsure where to start her attempts with Eren. "Um... Eren... the thing is... I-"
Eren had a good idea as to what Dina wanted. He too wanted to bury the hatchet with Dina. However, he was unsure how he wanted to handle it, hoping it would go away if he ignored it. But now he needed to take the bull by the horns and make some resolutions.
"I'll go first," he said. "Ever since... that day... I swore one day I would kill all the Titans. It wasn't until I found out who the Titans were that I saw things differently." He looked down and began to cry. "I'm sure you know that I... I really miss my mom. But you should know that I don't blame you for everything. It took me a while, but I found out everything happened for a reason. The attack, the war, it was all just to get me where I am now." He held out his hand. "I won't blame you anymore. And you shouldn't either."
Dina smiled and shook his hand, taking today and last night as two of the best things she ever did in her life.
Eren and Cinder decided to join Dina as she went into town to sell her produce once again. They were each carrying a basket of fruits and vegetables the farm cultivated, but they enjoyed the walk to Kuroyuri nonetheless. When they first made the walk one week ago, things were awkward and everyone was silent. But now, things became rather lively for the trio. They all enjoyed their company and became happy with how things turned out. And now, they were able to hold a normal conversation that lasted more than a minute, with Eren telling stories about his time back home.
"A potato?!" Cinder asked, laughing at what Eren told her.
"In the middle of the morning meeting?!" Dina asked, also laughing.
"Yep," Eren said, smiling at the fond memory of his first day in training. "Her name was Sasha. And for some stupid reason, she decided to eat a potato while our instructor was getting to know our division."
"What happened next?" Cinder asked.
"When he found out what she was doing, Sasha attempted to save herself by offering him half of the potato."
"Did it work?"
"No. He made her run laps until she dropped to the ground. And she wasn't allowed to eat any food for the rest of the day."
"Oh, that poor girl," Dina said, still giggling. "I take it she never tried that again?"
"Nope. But that didn't stop us from calling her 'Potato Girl'." Everyone erupted in laughter as they entered the small town of Kuroyuri. Eren was telling more stories as they were setting up the stand, from his mishaps with the hanging rope for the vertical maneuvering equipment to most of the jokes Connie told. Just as he finished one more, Dina's first customer came to the stand.
"Morning, Dina," the gentleman said. He held out the basket for her to fill. "I'll take two carrots and three potatoes." As soon as Dina began to fill the basket, the customer looked at the produce. "Aw, you stopped growing corn?"
"No, I'm still growing it," Dina replied, handing the basket back to him.
As the man fished into his pocket for some Lien, he had one more question. "Well, you should keep selling it. It's good."
"I'm selling it, what are you-?" Dina looked at the stand as the customer walked away. There was one spot in the stand where she expected to find corn, but there was nothing there. "Oh, no! I forgot the corn!" Dina put the money in her pocket and began to run back home. "Eren, Cinder, could you watch the stand for a few minutes?"
"Sure," said Cinder, who immediately stepped where Dina was standing before. Smiling, Dina quickly grabbed an empty basket and ran back home. Cinder looked back at Eren. "We'll be fine, right?"
"We're just filling baskets and taking money," Eren assured her. "Here, let me show you." Eren turned to his next customer, a very familiar boy. "Hey there. You're Lie, right?"
"Right!" the boy happily said. He held out a piece of Lien to the older children. "What can I buy with this?"
Eren opened his mouth to answer, but his mind drew a blank. There were no signs on the produce, or on the stand. So, he turned back to Cinder and whispered in her ear. "Um... Did Ms. Fritz tell you how much everything costs?"
"No, did she tell you?" Cinder asked back.
"No." Eren awkwardly turned back to the younger boy. "Hey, listen... our stuff costs a little more than that," he lied. The boy simply moved down the road and looked inside a cake shop, while Eren slumped onto the stand.
Cinder began to laugh. "Good job, Eren."
"Aw, shut up." Eren slumped even lower, while Cinder continued to laugh.
"Hey, get back here!"
All three children turned to the sound of a boy yelling. Lie Ren had to look around the corner of the shop, but Cinder and Eren had a good view of three boys standing in a semicircle. In the middle of the circle was a dirty looking girl crouched on the ground, clutching a loaf of bread.
"Where'd you get that bread?" the tallest boy asked. "I didn't see you pay for it, thief!"
"No, look, it's all moldy!" the shortest boy noticed.
"I think she got it from the trash!" the third boy guessed.
"Lemme see!"
Eren and Cinder watched the girl defend herself by biting the boy on his finger. After he yelled and then pushed the girl on the ground, the two nodded at each other and left the stand. As they passed Lie Ren, they could see he was too scared to do anything. So it was up to them to help the poor girl.
"Hey!" Cinder yelled as the two walked closer. The boys quickly turned around. "What are you doing?!"
"Get lost!" the tall boy said. "We're in the middle of something!"
"We noticed," Eren said, continuing to walk forward. "You really don't have anything better to do?"
"She bit me!" the hurt child yelled. "She could have rabies for all we know!" He turned back and pushed the girl again.
"Consider yourself lucky," Eren said as he stopped walking. "You only got part of what you deserved."
"Oh, yeah?" The boy walked over to Eren with his other friends. "And what else do you-?"
Cinder didn't waste anymore time as she jumped on the boy and began to punch him. His friends jumped back in shock at the sudden act of violence. The tall boy attempted to grab Cinder, but Eren punched his face and he fell to the ground.
As the fighting continued, Lie turned to run. Once he did, he immediately bumped into something and fell to the ground. Looking up, the boy could see a tall man with black hair streaked with gray pulled back into a ponytail, a mustache, and a goatee. He was wearing a sleeveless green tailcoat over a long-sleeved white shirt, black pants tucked into open-toe sandals, and a quiver on his back.
"Father?" Lie asked.
The rest of the children seemed to hear Lie, as they turned in his direction to see Lie's father. The dirty girl took this opportunity to run away with her bread. "Wait!" Cinder yelled as she got off her opponent. The girl was faster than she looked, as she got too far for Cinder to chase. The bullies immediately ran as well, leaving Cinder and Eren.
"Do you wish to run with the rest of them?" the man asked.
Cinder walked up to Eren as he gave an answer. "If it means chasing after them, yes."
The man ignored Eren as he looked down to his son. "I was asking you."
"..."
The boy did nothing but look at the ground. The man kneeled to his son as he continued to speak. "Sometimes the worst action to take... is taking no action at all. Go home. I need to speak with the mayor." The man left as Lie briefly watched and turned away.
"Hey, Lie."
The boy turned around to see Eren and Cinder walk by him. "It's easy to get scared with things like that," Eren continued. "But sometimes, it's worth the risk to be brave."
Lie Ren continued to walk away thoughtfully. As he did, Dina came back with a basket full of corn. She smiled as she saw the children back at the stand. "Trouble while I was gone?" she asked.
"Nope!" the children answered in sync.
After Dina closed her stand, she came home to find Eren and Cinder playing. During her time at Kuroyuri, Cinder read a couple of books Dina had laying around, mainly arts and crafts. She had just used the book to create a crown of flowers using grass and flowers, and decided to place it on a sleeping Eren. When he woke up as Dina came home, the two girls began to laugh at the joke. Eren wasn't too happy, and tried to pretend it never happened. Unfortunately for him, that was the first topic at dinner.
"I'm impressed, Cinder," said Dina. "I stopped reading that book after I couldn't make a small ragdoll. I'm glad you found a good use for it." She began to giggle again as Eren rolled his eyes.
"Thank you," Cinder said as she took another bite of her dinner. "I've always had a thing for reading, I just never had enough books to do it. Not a lot of people know that."
Just then, Eren put down his fork and looked at Cinder. "Huh. You know, I'm glad you said that," he said. "We've been here for a week and we still don't know each other that well." He turned to Dina. "Like, Ms. Fritz, you said you were always a farmer?"
"Just like my parents," Dina said. "According to them, this farm has been around even before they were born. Other than winter, the soil has always been good for farming, so they never left."
"And they never expanded?"
"They didn't want to risk any of the crops or hired help get eaten by Grimm. Besides, what we have right now is plenty of land. And I was able to learn a lot from my parents. Maybe one day, I could teach the two of you."
"I could try, but I'm not sure if it's my strong suit." Eren took another bite as Dina and Cinder listened. "You two probably know a lot about my story. A soldier who died and came back here." He still kept the same story he told Dina, not yet ready to tell the whole truth. "But before I died, I was able to make sure the Titans wouldn't hurt anyone again."
Dina smiled at this. "Well, thank God for that." She turned to Cinder, who was still eating her dinner. "What about you, Cinder? What's your story?"
"Oh," Cinder said as she swallowed her food. "Well... it's not exactly like yours." Cinder looked back to Eren. "Eren and I met in a small orphanage in Mistral. He had only been there a week before we left, but... it was the only home I knew. I learned my parents, my real ones, died in a fire. Apparently, the first thought everyone had for me was sending me away." Cinder turned to Dina. "I know that's not like being a Titan." She then turned to Eren. "Or losing your friends." She looked down at the table. "But... it still wasn't great."
"..."
Everyone became silent as they remembered all the hardship they went through. Cinder was the first to break it. "I'm sorry, I didn't-"
"It's alright," Dina said with a smile as she took Cinder's hand. After taking Eren's hand, both children looked at Dina. "It's hard, letting go of the past. And it always finds a way to come back. But I say we let it. Because no matter how much it might hurt... the past is what brought us all here. Together."
Eren and Cinder smiled at Dina's wisdom, each of them tightening her hold. The children looked back to each other and continued to smile, glad that their own pasts brought them together and that it would stay that way for a long time.
"Well, I think that's enough for tonight," Dina said as she let go of the children's hands. "How about some dessert?"
"Yeah!" Cinder yelled with glee.
"Sounds great," Eren said. "What do we have?"
Dina walked into the kitchen and looked in a cabinet. "Well, how does-?"
*BOOM*
Everyone jumped at the sound in the distance. Dina was the first to rush to the window to see what it was while Eren was the first to wonder what it was. "What the hell was that?" he asked.
"I don't know," Dina said, still looking out the window. "It sounded like it came from Kuroyuri."
Eren and Cinder jumped out of their seats and rushed to the window. Dina made room for them to see what was going on. The town was still standing, but there was something glowing in the distance. An orange light was close to one of the houses, it looked like... fire?
Just then, a black shape moved across the sky, ignoring the farm house. When it got close to the light, Eren was able to recognize it. The figure was one of the Grimm he first fought when he came to Remnant, a giant bird.
"Grimm," Dina whispered, backing away from the window. She quickly ran to every candle in the house, blowing them out. The room grew darker with each fading light, Dina scrambling to find each one.
Cinder and Eren stood right where they were. Cinder was growing afraid of the incoming doom, but Eren was able to find his resolve quickly. Before either of them could do anything, a loud banging sounded from the front door.
"Ms. Fritz!" a voice on the other side yelled. "Let us in!"
Dina made her way to the front door, but stopped when she saw the children. "Eren, Cinder, come with me!" she said as she extended a hand. Eren quickly took it as Cinder grabbed his other hand. Dina rushed to the door and opened it, revealing multiple men wearing overalls. These men were Dina's hired help, who lived in the worker's quarters on the other side of the farm.
"Did you see the Grimm?" one of the workers asked his boss.
"Yes," Dina said. "We need to get indoors."
"We'll hide in the house!" another worker suggested.
"No, the Grimm is a Nevermore," Dina argued. "We'll hide in the storm cellar, this way!"
She rushed out the door and to a cellar door a few feet away from the house. Two of the workers opened it and everyone scrambled inside. Just as the last worker stepped down the stairs, he closed the door and put a wooden bar in between the handles. "Is everyone okay?" he asked.
"We're fine," another worker said. "This isn't the safe house, but it's better than out there."
"We have enough food to last a few days," said Dina. "My parents always kept a gun here, someone try to find it."
"I got it, right here!" someone shouted.
"Shhh!" someone else quickly shushed the other person. "We can't let them hear us!" he whispered.
"He's right," Dina whispered. "Everyone try to be quiet. Eren, Cinder, that includes you."
"..."
Dina looked down to her side, expecting to see Eren and Cinder standing next to her. However, she saw nothing of the sort, just an empty space in the cellar.
"Eren?" Dina looked around the cellar, trying to find the children. "Cinder?" She continued to quietly call out to them, but she heard no response. "Eren? Cinder? Where are you?"
The other farmers looked around the cellar with Dina. They met the children before, and knew what they were looking for. But they couldn't find anything in the cellar that matched what Dina was looking for. "I don't see them," one of the workers said.
"They... They were right next to me," Dina said, beginning to grow worried. "Did anyone see them come inside?" Everyone else in the cellar shook their heads. Dina immediately began to climb the stairs to go back outside. "We have to go back, they might be-!" One of the workers grabbed Dina's arm and cupped her mouth with his hand. Once she was unable to speak, Dina heard the sound of quick footsteps outside the door. The Grimm were coming, and they were coming fast.
The great influx of people going into the storm cellar gave Eren an opportunity to slip past Dina. Her grip on him loosened when they were running to the cellar, and he began running towards Kuroyuri without a second thought. He felt a sense of urgency in two ways. The first was that he needed to help whoever he could in the defenseless city, and the second was taking the opportunity to use his Titan once again.
With his mind clear and his thoughts made up, Eren was making his way to Kuroyuri. Cinder and Dina would be safe in the storm cellar, and if he was lucky, Eren would rid the town of all Grimm before they came back up. Nothing could go wrong.
"Eren! Eren, stop!"
The sound of a familiar voice made Eren do as he was told. He stopped running and turned around to see Cinder a few feet behind him, out of breath. He hadn't even turned into a Titan yet and something already went wrong for Eren. "Cinder, what are you doing?!" he yelled. "Go back home!"
"No, I'm going with you!" Cinder retorted, stopping to catch her breath. "I know what you're going to do."
"Which is why you need to stay as far away from me as possible. It's dangerous."
"But wasn't it dangerous in Atlas, too? And don't you remember what I said when we left?" Cinder jabbed a finger at Eren. "I'm coming with you."
Eren began to think back on what he talked about with Cinder. He knew that everything he said to dissuade her from his plans would only make Cinder's resolve grow stronger. So now wasn't the time to argue, and that now was the time for action. But first, he had to do one more thing.
"Cinder... do you remember what you wanted me to do for you? The night we left Atlas?" The young girl nodded. "I can do that now. But I need to know if you're ready. Being a Titan isn't as great as it looks."
"..."
Cinder took a moment to consider the choice presented to her. The only conclusion she had was helping Eren, and saving everyone she could in Kuroyuri. And if that meant being a Titan, something that would be either praised for saving the town or feared for being Grimm, she was prepared to do it.
With that, Cinder made her choice. "Eren... I'm ready."
"...Okay." Eren took Cinder's hand and concentrated. Within half a second, the children found themselves back in the Coordinate, with the God of Darkness staring at them. "She's ready," Eren stated.
"..."
If the God of Darkness had a mouth, Eren was sure that he was grinning. And he was sure the grin was even wider once a black substance creeped its way off Eren's arm and joined Cinder's.
