Recap:

"The Captain overheard you cursing a certain Benjamin into hell."

The blood drained from my face and I forced my next few words out.

"Levi's gone, isn't he?"

I continued to stare at Erwin, trying to decipher his face expression. However, that proved to be like staring at a stone wall. Nothing moved. I gave up and repeated my question, harsher.

"Erwin. Levi's gone, isn't he?"

My friend sighed and rubbed his temples. "Yes. He visited you while you were still out and then suddenly stormed out of the room. No one's seen him since."

I mentally cursed at my sleep talking habits (only when I was exhausted, by the way) and made a move to get out of the bed.

"Rina don't move. There's no way you can find Levi in this state." Erwin took a seat by the end of the bed, seemingly unruffled by what was going on. I shot him a glare.

"We were supposed to keep Levi away from this goddamn case in the first place. If he's gone after Benjamin, who knows how big this corruption thing will blow up. Plus, if they catch onto the fact that a Survey Corps captain went after the MP's involved in the corruption, they'll throw me into the cells for sure! Just for my past relations with the Survey Corps!"

"You think I haven't thought of that? Hazura, calm down and give me some credit. I've already sent out the Special Ops to find and bring him back here. You have to stay and rest-"

"-Doctor's orders." Finished another voice from outside the door. I sighed in defeat when I recognised that voice. There was no arguing with the Doc when it came to medical issues.

"Come in, Doctor." Erwin called and the white-coated medical miracle stepped into the room. He gave me the stink eye.

"I'm starting to get sick of seeing your face, Rina Hazura."

"Likewise, Doc." I teased back and then made a face. "I really can't-"

"-no." he interrupted, already knowing what I was going to ask. "You need to rest and let your body heal itself. If you keep putting yourself under so much strain all the time, your body will just suddenly shut down on you and that is something you cannot control."

"But-"

"-if you want to remain in the Military Police and want to keep using 3DMG, you will rest."

I gave up and climbed back into bed, pulling the sheets to my waist as I sat against the head board. Upset but unable to go against the Doctor's orders, I simply nodded in acknowledgement and watched as he left, satisfied. However, once the door was closed, I glanced over at Erwin.

"Erwin, I know you're the Commander of the Survey Corps but Levi is also my closest friend. I'll give you three days. If Levi isn't brought back by then, then I'm going out myself and joining the search to drag his ass back."

One of his bushy eyebrows arched at me and I cocked my head to the side, challenging him to argue me. Then a smile cracked onto his face and he stood up, shaking his head in amusement.

"All right then. Three days."

Two days passed as I healed in Erwin's bed. The Commander himself slept on his office couch, as he decided it wasn't worth the risk to send an MP officer to the Survey Corps infirmary. When I woke up on the third day, I started to mentally pray that the Special Ops would find him and drag him back here. Not only did I want to slap the shit out of him for doing something so stupid but I also wanted him out of the MP picture. Levi may be Humanity's strongest soldier but in the end, he is still a human. If they had managed to capture him and interrogate him…

I chewed on my bottom lip as I thought about the possibilities about what had happened to Levi. The Special Ops weren't idiots, they knew the insides of Wall Rose like the back of their hands.

I glanced out at the morning sun streaming through the fabric curtains of Erwin's bedroom. If the Special Ops couldn't find Levi by now, there was a high chance that he wasn't even within Wall Rose. Which left Wall Sina and Wall Maria areas left.

I frowned and headed to the window, pulling the curtain open and being blasted with the early morning sun. I crossed Wall Maria off the list. The Wall had fallen ages ago and was over-ridden with Titans. Plus, there was no relation to Ben and Wall Maria. That left me Wall Sina.

I gritted my teeth and growled. If Levi had managed to enter Wall Sina, the risks of him caught by the higher management just skyrocketed. Knowing Levi, his ability to get out of tight situations, including political ones, was amazing. However, if he got caught by the corruption circle, they'd keep him out of the public's eye, no questions asked. The Special Ops also wouldn't be able to enter Wall Sina and search for Levi there too. Despite the MP and Corps being both against the Titans, some political shit was always driving a wedge between the two forces. The MP wouldn't want the Corps sneaking and searching around their area.

"I take it something is on your mind, Hazura?"

I shrieked in surprise and whirled around, facing Erwin with an amused expression on his face. I shot him a glare in retaliation. He chuckled and went into his bathroom.

"I called your name three times but my guess is you were so lost in your thoughts that you didn't hear me. Speak your mind, Rina."

I sighed and went back to fix the bed sheets.

"The Special Ops wont find Levi today. I'm just thinking of where to start looking for him."

Silence came from the bathroom and I paused, waiting for Erwin to speak.

"Remember to kick his ass for leaving without my permission."

I smiled.

"So, you're not going to kick my ass for not resting the agreed three days?"

He came out of his bathroom, dressed as the Commander of the Survey Corps.

"If you want to go by technicalities, you've already rested for 63 hours from when you woke up."

As always, Erwin was thinking one step ahead of the rest of us.

"Then I better make sure to pass along that ass-kicking for you."