Whoo boy, I haven't touched this story in a while. You'd think I'd pay more attention to it since this is one of my most read stories. Also, when I name the Titan protagonist, I'm obviously not going to use my real name. That'd be a dumb move on my part. Anyway, sorry for the incredibly long hiatus on this story. Enjoy!

Chapter 4

It was midday when the scouts decided to move out. I'm not sure why they decided to go home now, but they were probably satisfied with capturing me. Hanji was probably more than satisfied. They all got onto their horses and started moving. Unfortunately, Levi was remaining by my side, giving me a death stare. That glare was enough to get me going.

I kept up with the formation, taking down any Titans getting in our way. Levi stuck close to me. Too close. Whenever I sped up, he would follow suit. The strange thing was that he never broke formation to kill one himself. Was he observing me? No. "Babysitting" would be the term he'd use…

Either way, it was getting really annoying. I doubt I could do anything about it, though.

We rode for miles back towards the walls. As we approached the gate, I heard yelling from the top of the walls.

"Titan. Listen."

Levi had perched on my shoulder, gripping onto my hair.

"Erwin wants you to wait beside the gate. We'll let you know when it's safe."

I did as he told, and huddled up next to the gate entrance. I looked up and saw a group of garrison soldiers staring down at me, eyes and mouths agape. I went back to listening to Erwin speaking. I think I heard 'Friendly' and 'Ally' somewhere in there. Good to emphasize the fact that I'm not a threat. I then heard something unexpected.

Laughter.

Did...did they think this was funny?! The other scouts crowded around the gate shook their heads or sighed in disappointment. Suddenly, a noise round was fired, and the laughter stopped. I could hear Erwin clearly from there.

"Allow me to introduce you to the Friendly Titan!"

I guess that was my cue. The scouts gestured for me to go in. I hesitantly poked my head around the corner, and the crowded streets became dead-silent. I brought the rest of my giant body around and darted my eyes across the frozen crowd.

"By the goddesses!"

"It's huge!"

"Why would they let it in?!"

Oh god. That's a lot of people. Terrified people. Terrified of me.

"This Titan is no threat to you. He single handedly saved our squad from certain death. He was seen to even attack his own kind to defend us. We owe our lives to him."

I gave a small wave to the people. I even saw some smiling faces wave back.

This might not be so bad...

Later that afternoon…

I was brought to the Scouts' forest headquarters. It was a nice little castle situated on the edge of a forest, as the name implied. It was once abandoned, so Levi had tasked people with cleaning the place up. Levi had specifically told me to stay put near the stables. I sat with my knees against my chest, leaning against a tree.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Eren Jaeger watching me. Weird. He should be at the top floor with Petra if I remember this part correctly.

I glanced over to him, and he averted his eyes back to the ground to continue sweeping. It would have been more convincing if he wasn't sweeping the grass. Smooth one, Jaeger.

I grunted to get his attention. His eyes met mine. I waved and beckoned him over.

"Hey there. Doing alright?"

I responded with a short 'Mhm'.

"Did you want to talk? I'm not sure if you can."

Oh yeah, that's right. Most titans can't talk. This would be a problem in the long run. Then, I noticed his broom. Oh god, Levi was gonna kill me for this. I carefully took the broom from Eren's hands. After carefully inspecting it, I broke off the head and put it on the ground beside me.

Eren stood there staring in awe. I guess he realized what I was trying to do. And he was absolutely correct.

I dragged the broken broom through the bare dirt leaving curved trails as it went. After a few moments, a word was clearly visible.

DANIEL