A/N: Hello again. I am very HYPE because I finished drawing a lovely poster for this fanfic representing the first arc. Gonna look TIGHT hanging in a frame on my wall. Well, enjoy the chapter everyone.
Chapter IX Part 3: Heaven's A Lie
Don't you think about me enough?
I've been burning my heart out
I've got to face, need to tell you
I won't run because I'm reticent
Reiner finally moved off of her, feeling his now mostly soft member slide out of her warmth. He let out a weary sigh and swung his legs so that he sat on the edge of the bed. Priscilla sat up and crawled up behind him, placing her delicate hands on his shoulders and starting to rub them. From this angle she was able to knead her fingers in more firmly to massage him. Reiner definitely was enjoying it as his head fell backwards and his eyes closed while he let out a very content sigh.
"Feel good?" Priscilla asked, though she already knew the answer.
"Damn right it does." He confirmed.
Priscilla leaned forward a bit and pressed her breasts against his back. It made working with her hands on him a bit more difficult but she didn't care. Even though he busted a large nut inside of her just moments ago he could feel a faint twitch in his dick again already – her body, whether just looking or getting to feel it, drove him mad with desire. Back in their training days, even though she was fully clothed, she definitely proved to be a distraction... eyes wandering to her chest... whenever he found himself standing behind her, his eyes would zero in on that round ass of hers, especially when he caught her stretching and bending over. Hell, he'd always prefer to have her walk ahead of him for these reasons. Back then that was all he had when he needed to jerk off. His lewd dreams about her certainly made it easier to picture her naked and lead him to very satisfying masturbation sessions – but his wildest dreams couldn't compare to the real thing.
As she continued to massage him and press her tits against his back he could hear her let out soft hums and "ohs" that were dangerously close to erotic moans to his ears. In his mind he was convinced she was deriving some sort of sexual pleasure from what should be a very innocent act of giving him a massage, and just like that, he felt himself getting hard again. Reiner felt her lay her head against him so he took the opportunity to try to stealthily reach for his slowly growing erection and start tugging on it...
But Priscilla was no idiot, especially when she heard him let out a grunt that he was sure was discrete.
"Whatcha doing over there?" She purred, adding more pressure with her slender fingers. Reiner froze and turned to glance over his shoulder, "You can't get anything past me... Not when I'm literally right behind you and can feel any move you make."
"Heh..." He chuckled, "Then you already know what I'm doing, don't you?"
"Horned up again already... Has it even been five minutes?!" She laughed heartily, "Hmm, well... here's an idea... What if we go another round? Gotta take advantage of this alone time... who knows when we'll get it again, right?"
"I can't say you're wrong..." Reiner grinned. He returned to rubbing his cock that was getting hard even quicker now that she made that proposition for more fucking.
While Priscilla worked her fingers into his tense shoulders she laid kisses on the back on his neck and between his shoulder blades. Reiner kept stroking his cock as she did so, but he soon felt her hands creep around to his front side where she started to grab at his buff pecs. She let out more of those sensual hums as her fingers ventured further down and traced his incredibly well defined abs. She couldn't get enough of touching him all over and laying her body up against his...
"Let me..." She whispered into his ear as one of her hands found it's way to his cock.
Reiner relinquished his grip and let his lady take it. She firmly grasped it near the base and started to move her hand up and down his thick and hard dick slowly. Reiner let out another pleasured grunt as Priscilla stroked him with her hand wrapped tightly around his large erection, applying more pressure towards the tip and easing up when she brought it back down to the base. Her other hand also traveled around to the front of his body where she rubbed it across his abs again. She smiled warmly and kissed his neck as she slowly jerked him, still letting out her soft and sensual hums.
"Did you ever thing we'd get to this point?" She whispered to him in a voice that was a mixture of sweet and sexual, "Actually getting to fuck and not just rely on our dreams and imaginations?"
"Honestly... No, I never thought it would happen," Reiner admitted, "I'm happy as hell that it did though."
"Despite everything we've learned today... I really couldn't be happier," She responded, still in that sultry low voice.
"I love you, Priss." Reiner responded lowly and lovingly. He heard her let out a tiny giddy giggle behind him. He couldn't see her, but he could absolutely tell she was blushing.
"I love you too."
With that, she increased the firm hold she had on his cock which caused Reiner to let out a deep moan. Priscilla dragged her nails lightly across his abs, moving further down until she was able to play around with his pubic hair. She snickered as she circled her fingers through the blonde hair playfully, still making sure to pay close attention to his cock. Reiner was truly at her mercy now, and he really didn't mind – considering he had taken control not too much earlier.
After she worked his cock for a while, she swiftly shifted and got herself down on her knees in front of him. Priscilla looked up at him with fire in her eyes as she grabbed his cock again with one hand, but then she dove down to his balls with her mouth. Reiner's head fell backwards as she began to softly suck on them to start with. She'd alternate between focusing on the left one and the right in as equal as possible intervals. Reiner moaned loudly as she dextrously stroked him while sloppily sucking his balls. Then, she was somehow able to take both his large balls into her mouth to some extent and give them a hard suckling – pulling her head back a bit and suddenly releasing them with a soft "popping" noise as they left her mouth.
Priscilla's jerking grew a bit faster and she returned to using her mouth on his balls. Instead of sucking them, she close to lick them – again switching back and forth between each one – firmly, but not too hard, lapping her tongue on and between his balls. Her free hand rested on his thigh, which helped keep her balanced as she orally pleasured her Godly lover. Lick, lick, suck, suck, pump, pump. She moaned loudly with his balls in her mouth, the slight vibration adding a bit of sensation to it all. The pale nymph then suddenly shifted her mouth's attention to his hard cock, plunging it deep into her throat – as deep as she could physically stand.
Priscilla used one hand to continue to fondle his balls while she bobbed her head up and down the shaft, stopping at the head sometimes to pay special attention to it by sucking and flicking her tongue on it. Then she ran her tongue along the ridge of the head, all around it, then inhaled before deep throating Reiner's huge cock yet again. Her moans, while muffled by having her mouth full of him, were loud. The girl pulled back slightly, still keeping part of his dick in her mouth, but just enough for her to breathe again. She took a deep breath and then shoved him as far down her throat as she could. Reiner let out a loud moan and Priscilla felt herself start to gag, so she quickly pulled away to cough and catch her breath – a trail of spit connecting the head of his penis to her mouth. She breathed heavily – having a fat cock shoved as far down as one's throat as possible tends to block one's ability to breathe at all.
Priscilla kept panting heavily, but soon enough caught her breath. Reiner took notice of it, thus took the opportunity to grab the back of her head and force his throbbing dick back into her mouth. In his over-excitement he got rougher than he intended to and felt a bit bad for a moment, but it didn't bring this to a halt. She continued to let out muffled moans as the man forced her head as far down as it could go. Priscilla wanted to get as much of him in down her throat as possible – he was too big to realistically get all of it shoved in there, but she wanted to go as far as she fucking could. Her moans grew louder as Reiner kept applying pressure to the back of her head, along with her doing her best to force herself as far down as she could too.
"That's... so good..." Reiner growled in that low and lusty voice as he kept his hands on the back of her head.
He watched the spit spilling out of her mouth from her severely gagging on his rock hard cock. Her eyes were shut tight as she strained to take in as much of him into her mouth and throat as she could. It was no easy task as his dick would block her ability to breathe when it was forced as far down as it would go. Priscilla would have to pull back against so she could retreat to inhale deeply before going back to slobbering all over his cock. Reiner let out a loud moan when he felt himself slip back down her throat once more. Priscilla sucked and bobbed, but the sucking was quite difficult with her entire mouth filled, but damn if she didn't try. Sucking and moaning on his dick, even letting out what sounded like growls every now and then.
Then, her gaze shifted upwards, and that same fire of arousal still blazed powerfully in her emerald eyes. Something about the way she looked was almost beast-like – as if she was an insatiable succubus who could never be satisfied until she drained every last drop of cum from him; like her life depended on fucking him. Reiner was thinking the same thing. He wanted to offer her every drop of cum his body could realistically produce; to fill her and cover her in as much of it as possible. He wanted to fill her up with his hot seed to an absurd degree. With that determination in his mind, he grabbed his lover and pulled her away from blowing him.
Priscilla gasped as he effortlessly lifted her, spun around and threw down onto the bed. She could barely keep up, which was unusual for her when they fucked – but seeing Reiner take charge all of a sudden made her fires burn hotter. He followed onto the bed and got behind her while she proceeded to lift herself up onto her hands and knees, able to follow his line of thinking of what position he wanted to pursue next. The Warrior held his cock in one hand as he positioned himself between her legs on his knees and started to feel around with his already slick head. It was throbbing and yearning to be inside her hot, wet cunt once more...
"Right there!" He heard his lover breathlessly exclaim, indicating that he had found the right spot.
The man began to push the head of his large cock into her tight slit. Once it was part of the way in, he moved his hands to hold onto her wide hips. As he pushed deeper in, he took in the view of her fantastic bare ass – and what a view it was. His excitement overwhelmed him for a moment and he suddenly made a full on balls deep hard thrust inside of her without thinking, which caused her to yelp and tense up.
Shit... Maybe too hard too fast... Reiner thought, slowly pulling a few inches out in hopes that would let her have a few moments to recover.
"Did I hurt you?" He quickly asked, his concern for her taking over completely.
"No, I'm fine! Don't stop..." Priscilla shouted desperately, then added between labored breaths, "I want it... hard... and fast..."
The was more than enough for Reiner to resume. He thrust back in full force, causing Priscilla to cry out again – finding such pleasure in him going balls deep inside her pussy. The length and girth completely filled her up and it was just sublime to say the least. But it would be untrue to say she exclusively lusted after him for his dick size... she would be banging Reiner at any chance she got even if he wasn't as well endowed as he was, the fact that he was equipped with a monster cock was a glorious bonus that went hand in hand with their love for each other. It's not like she was initially and only attracted to him for his physicality, they had only met when they were very young – before either of them were nearly as grown and physically developed as they were now. The first attraction was purely emotional. The most they could think of each other at that age they first met was that the other was cute in a very innocent way.
However, between then and their military days, they both matured significantly. Reiner was always the most masculine and muscular of the cadets and if it weren't for Bertolt he would have been the tallest too. Priscilla outclassed the other girls in her physical development, to the point that it was a bit embarrassing at first, but she very much came to enjoy the fact that she was blessed with ample assets – for Reiner that was a bit of a blessing and a curse. She was nice to look at, but damn if she wasn't distracting... But now, there was no issue with that, she was entirely a gift – a gift meant only for him, one that he wouldn't let anybody steal from him.
Reiner stuck to exactly what Priscilla had asked for: a hard and fast fucking. He was strong and fit, so he was in no risk of running out of stamina – his orgasm would surely come before he exhausted his energy, for his cock was weak for her tight pussy. With every thrust came a grunt from him, and every time he pushed all the way in Priscilla would let out loud cries of pleasure alternating with passionate moans. Those noises she made only were driving Reiner wild. She sure as hell wasn't afraid to be loud since there was no need to be discreet at all now.
"FffffffuuuuCCCCCCCCCCCCCK!" She screamed as Reiner kept on pounding away.
Both of them were panting heavily as Reiner continued to slam his cock into Priscilla – the sound of his hips slapping against that fine ass of hers was so satisfying.
Every time Reiner slammed in hard and deep, she took great pleasure in being filled up by his cock – she wanted him as deep inside her as he could get. Reiner was easily on the same page as her with that. The pleasure that his more than impressive dick was causing her would have her reeling between loud moans and tiny high pitched whimpers – both noises that pushed Reiner dangerously close to cumming, but he resisted. He loved every noise she made – soft moans, loud ones, panting, how she'd cry out his name in ecstasy and everything in between. He especially loved how he was the one doing the things that got her making these noises... and they were exclusively for him.
All of her was completely for him, just like he was all for her... what could be better than that? Even in the heat of passionate sex, Reiner couldn't help but still think about how much he loved Priscilla, his very own personal goddess.
"Ohhh REINER!" She screamed out. Her eyes slammed shut and she gripped the sheets under her, "That feels so f-fucking good, you're going to make me cum again...!"
Reiner grunted louder as he fucked her relentlessly, his cock twitching inside her. Priscilla was finding it hard to keep herself propped up and eventually her arms gave out and her upper half fell, her face landing on the pillow beneath her. With her front half down, this propped up her hips a bit more. Priscilla's moans and unbridled screams of pleasure were muffled by the pillow that her face was pushed into. But then, Reiner thought he heard her actually try to say something – and his suspicion was proven right when she turned her head to the side so she could speak clearly.
"God, yes, keep going... keep going until you cum... I need it..." She begged breathlessly, and then added, "I want you to cum deep inside me, Reiner!" She screamed.
Reiner moaned loudly and gripped her ass so hard that his nails left harsh marks in her delicate porcelain skin. At this point it was like their were in a competition to see who could be louder, but Priscilla's moans suddenly shifted into those high pitched whimpers. Her pussy started to contract tightly around Reiner's cock in that familiar rhythmic fashion. Without any indication other than a loud and drawn out moan, she came. As she orgasmed and even for a bit after, her walls kept squeezing him. Reiner loved it when she came and it always seemed to push him over the edge when he was inside her as she did. He was too lost in the moment to announce his climax as well beyond a guttural moan. Cum erupted from his cock as he buried it deep inside her, feeling several thick ropes of it flood into her. His balls pulsed as he pumped her full of his cum – so full of cum that it started leaking out from her before he even pulled out. This load easily had to be larger than the last one he blew.
The lovers were both panting heavily, out of breath from their intense orgasms as well as just the whole encounter. They didn't really take much of a break between their sexual romps, leaving no time for them to recover before starting up the second time. Reiner pulled out and some of the cum he had just filled Priscilla with spilled out onto the sheets. He heard her let out a very content sigh as she plopped down onto the bed and rolled onto her back to look at Reiner, who had sat back. Their eyes met and no words needed to be spoken – they were both happy, as happy as they could possibly be... for she was his and he was hers... and they both knew that nobody in this entire damn world could tear them apart.
Reiner moved on top of her once more where she embraced him as he came closer. The man placed his hands on her cheeks and went in for a deep and emotional kiss.
She just had to bring that demon to our hometown. Him merely being there is a defilement of the holy ground of our motherland, and then for her to do those... things... in our own home, the home that we shared for years, the home of our ancestors... Adrestia, you don't know how much you torture me with what you do. Sometimes I think I hate you for what you've become and the crimes against our people you continue to willfully commit... But no, no... how could I ever honestly hate my dear sister? You just need my guidance. I'll set you back on the righteous path and we will walk it together. You'll see... I will make you see soon enough.
"Oof..." Reiner grunted.
"Hmm?" Priscilla asked, noticing he had started to massage his side a bit, "What's up?"
"I uh, I pulled a muscle or two after that last one... Balls are sore too.."
Priscilla tried her damnedest to stifle herself, but it was an impossible task given how silly the idea was, and she let out what was possibly the loudest fit of laughter she ever had in her life. Reiner looked back at her with a grin rather than embarrassment.
"O-Oh God, I'm sorry..." Priscilla managed to say through her unbridled giggles, "I shouldn't be laughing at that, I really shouldn...pftft..."
Despite what she did her best to say, she couldn't stay true to those words. It was just too damn funny that he came so hard and so much that he was feeling it all over. She heard him let out a scoff.
"It's fine Priss, it is pretty funny." He agreed, starting to laugh a bit himself. He then stretched his arms above his head, "I just wonder how long I'll be feeling that..."
"What? Your Shifter regenerating won't take care of that?" She suggested, her laughter finally subsiding.
"Guess we'll see about that." He chuckled, "Can't say I ever faced this issue before."
Reiner rose from the bed and grabbed his clothes so he could dress himself. He got into his underwear and pants first, soon finding his belt and putting that on as well. He glanced around to look for his shirt, but it was nowhere to be seen. From behind him came a devilish snicker, which prompted a smile out of him. Reiner turned and saw Priscilla sitting up and happily slipping into his shirt just like she did the other night. He must have left that on the bed so she was able to stealth grab it before he could notice. He smiled warmly at her and she returned a fully lovestruck stare.
"You really have a thing for wearing my clothes, don't ya?" He said.
"Well if it means I get to look at you shirtless..." She began, "I think you can understand the appeal it has to me... and it's super comfy, but that's just a bonus."
"So what can I do to see you shirtless then?" Reiner asked with a smirk.
"Tch, Reiner... You just have to ask." She replied in a tone that was both playful but absolutely serious at the same time, "Hmm if you really want your shirt back I could just strip it off and give it to you." She added, ready to pull it off and expose her nude body yet again.
"Heh... You can hold onto it, I don't need any more temptation from you right now..." Reiner declined. He was a bit reluctant, but if he were to look at Priscilla in all her bare glory he'd surely want to go at it again. He was tired, and she honestly was too, so he thought it best not to give in to his divine temptress. Both of their bodies, as resilient as they were – especially Reiner being a shifter – could still do with some rest.
Priscilla sat up straight and crossed her legs. Reiner's shirt was so big on her that it prevented any indecent exposure below the waist, but was that really a big deal when it was just the two of them? He really did like seeing her wear his clothes, it was downright adorable the way she was swallowed by the fabric.
"I know I said it's pretty sad before..." She began, "But I guess there's a silver lining to us not being able to have kids together. We can have as much sex as we want and not worry about an accident happening. It still sucks but we might as well look on the bright side... right?"
It was a bit of an odd time to get into that subject, but she admittedly didn't think much of it. Priscilla didn't know what a lapse in judgment it would turn out to be on her part... but how could she predict that?
"...Yeah..." Reiner spoke. Just that one word response was tinged with an oddly morose tone and Priscilla wasn't blind to it. He turned his back to her and wandered over to the window, wanting to look anywhere else but at her for a change.
"Did I say something wrong...?" Priscilla asked, noting Reiner's shift in demeanor.
"I..." He started but already ended up choking on his words. That thing that haunted him. That thing he should have told her ages ago. That thing that was far worse than telling her he's the Armored Titan... he had held it back for far too long. All things considered this was a terrible time to drop this bomb, but there was no good time to say it, so he just needed to get it over with, "It's actually much better that we can't."
"...And just why is that?" Priscilla asked.
Reiner gritted his teeth and grabbed his head with both hands. Priscilla's expression went from curious to concerned as she watched Reiner's stress take over him. Quiet grunts escaped him as he faced the reality of the situation that could no longer be ignored.
"A shifter gains it's power by being turned into a pure titan and then eating the previous holder of one of the nine shifters," He began, still unable to look at her, "When the power is passed down... starting from that moment, the shifter will only live for 13 more years."
A tense silence fell. Reiner dropped his hands and balled them into fists. He was frustrated and angry with himself for keeping this from her for so long – but equally as upset that he was caught in the situation to begin with. Before her, Reiner had no issue with a short life, he had a mission and he would do whatever it took to see it through. Now things were much different. He was in love and he had someone who loved him – someone who will be far more affected by his fate than he himself was. By giving his own life in the name of a Warrior's duty, he would be destroying the life and shattering the heart of the one he loved the most.
"I only have six years left before I need to pass it on. If I had a kid, they'd end up growing up without a father." Reiner spoke, making the gravity of the situation crystal clear. After laying it all out there he heard a flop behind him, when he turned he saw Priscilla had collapsed back down on the bed on her side with her back to him. Both of them were devastated in that moment, "Priss, I... I'm so sorry. I should have told you sooner."
She didn't respond in any way. No words, no other sorts of sounds, not an inch of movement – her body went totally rigid – she was paralyzed with an intense and sudden grief that left her catatonic. She was unable to cry, in fact her eyes remained wide and unblinking. Reiner not only felt like he didn't know what to do, but rather that he definitely shouldn't do anything right now. He didn't even think it'd be right to so much as sit on the edge of the bed that Priscilla laid in so he just turned back to the window to stare aimlessly out of until she was ready.
Time crawled along silently and Reiner had difficulty telling just how much time had gone by at this point. Surely Zeke expected them to be thorough and spend as much time as they needed there, but no way was he anticipating the two of them pausing their investigation to have sex and then spend time coping with what Reiner just revealed to her. He continued to stand and stare out the window while leaning against the wall, eventually the silence broke and he heard a shuddering gasp from behind him. He whipped around but saw that she was still laying in the same position that she had been, but she finally began to speak in a tiny, meek voice that was uncharacteristic of her.
"I can't believe it, we've been away for so long. It's been hours. Your commander must be wondering what's taking us so long... What do we tell him? I guess we could just lie and say it took longer than we expected to find this place, it's not like he'd ever know, right? We could get away with a tiny little lie like that, couldn't we? There's no reason to tell him what we've been up to... Same for Bertolt... We should... probably head back soon. I'm hungry. Are you hungry? Not much to eat but field rations and that strange drink you have, some water too... and you three weren't prepared to have another mouth to feed, so it's pretty inconvenient to have to suddenly split your supplies even more... I'm always causing trouble, aren't I? ...What can I do? Please tell me. There must be something I can do to help, so just tell me..."
She paused her lengthy dialogue for a moment, her speech that seemed to have nothing to do with what Reiner had said – it just sounded like unrelated babble, "Could we stay here a little while longer? I like the privacy, it's something we so rarely ever got to enjoy. I know it can't last though, but I want to stay here with you as long as possible before it all comes to an end. Don't you agree? We have to cherish this moment while we still have it... I thought maybe... we were finally..."
The pain Reiner was feeling in his heart was painted all over his face as he stared at her lifeless body on the bed. Then in just an instant, Priscilla let out a loud, agonized shriek and scrambled across the bed and floor over to Reiner, where she clung desperately to his leg. Tears were streaming down her face.
"Why?!" She screamed as she looked up at him, "Why must we suffer?! What did we do to deserve this?! Tell me, Reiner... Tell me!"
Her voice was ragged and raw and she panted heavily with gritted teeth through her tears. She was despairing at their cruel fate and furious all at once – not at him, but at whatever higher power it was that brought this unique and malevolent curse down onto them. Reiner was destined to die an early death and Priscilla was cursed to never be able to bear a child with the one she loved. To never grow old with him and live a long and happy life somewhere far away. Her head nodded down and laid against his leg.
"Please... Say something... Anything..." She begged in a breaking voice, holding onto him tightly.
"...I should have told you back then, on the night where I revealed myself as the Armored Titan. Maybe that would have been enough for you to run away from me like you should have," He began with a heavy heart, "but I was a selfish asshole. It was better than anything to have you all for myself and I was too much of a piece of shit to tell you the full truth because I wanted to hold on to what we had, knowing full well what was going to happen to me. It wasn't fair to you at all. You're not the one always causing problems... I'm the one causing the problems for you."
He looked down at the broken and defeated Priscilla who was still attached to his leg. For the first time in his life he felt true regret over becoming a Warrior, but if he had never chosen that path, they never would have met either. What he wouldn't give to abandon his mission and run away with her somewhere where they could be at peace and find true freedom. In that moment his duty as a Warrior of Marley was the least important thing in the world to him. All he wanted to do was to make things right in any way that he could for her. Reiner wracked his brain relentlessly in the silent moments that passed by... and soon enough an idea struck him.
Reiner pulled his leg away from her so he could kneel down and be on Priscilla's level where he placed his hand on her chin and lifted her face so they could see eye to eye. Her eyes were still red from crying and her face was entirely flushed, but she was still the loveliest thing in the world to him.
"I know in the end it won't mean much but... It may be better than nothing," He spoke, not breaking eye contact at all. Priscilla's brows furrowed, puzzled at where he was going, but he was about to make it clear, "When we get back to Marley... let's make it official."
"...Make... What official?" Priscilla sniffled.
"Us," Reiner clarified, "Let's get married, Priss."
"W-What?! Are you serious?" Priscilla exclaimed.
"Completely," He confirmed, then took her hands in his, "I know I don't have a ring right now or anything but just answer me this... Priscilla Ziegler, would you make me the happiest man alive with what little time I have left... and do me the honor of being my wife?"
Now Priscilla's eyes were welling up for an entirely different reason – tears were flowing from them out of sheer happiness and her face was as flushed red as a freshly bloomed rose. The girl lunged forward and embraced him with so much force that she knocked Reiner to the ground. Through her weeping she managed to give him an answer:
"Yes! Yes of course I'll marry you!" She exclaimed joyously, "I'll forever be yours, just as always I have been, just as I've always wanted. And when you're gone, I will never love again – I swear it."
Priscilla's words were as genuine as they were saccharine, she had not known love until Reiner, and she was certain that even when he was gone from this world that nobody could ever take his place in her heart – or in any way at all. He was the beginning and he would be the end. Reiner pulled the woman who was now technically his fiance in for a passionate kiss. There may not have been a ring involved but the vow of fidelity had been spoken, the trinket to go along with it wasn't important – Reiner intended to get one though, but it wasn't a concern for the present.
That day marked a turning point for the both of them. New knowledge had been laid out to them both, knowledge that was confusing at best to grimly disturbing at worst, but they came out of it together with the resolve to keep moving forward – to live a life beyond merely surviving. Reiner meant it when he said that he would show Priscilla a life without barricades, but he wouldn't just show her – they would experience such a life and they would do it together... but for now, they still had a task to complete. They had lingered in the ruined city for longer than they should have – Zeke was waiting for them back at the camp, and given how long they had taken he was surely expecting a great wealth of information from them upon their return.
After dressing themselves and making sure they had everything – from the books to the sentimental objects of the unicorn toy and the family photo – the two lovers departed hand in hand. It was time to say good bye to this place for the second time for Priscilla, but this time she had no reason to be sad about leaving it behind. There was no future or hope to be found among the overgrown buildings and other structures. The future was waiting for them across the ocean... and there was no time to waste lingering on the past now. They had no choice but to keep moving forward.