Silence

It was no surprise for him that at least half of the squad was wiped out. He always told himself never to have any expectations for a high survival rate, no matter how skilled a squad could be. But it came as a shock to him that out of the soldiers that were sent out, only about one or two had survived. He forgot the other soldier but he was told that the name of one survivor of the titan onslaught outside the walls was Bertholdt Fubar.

That name didn’t even ring a bell at all. Levi was told to at least take a look at the man before sending him off to write a detailed report of the nonexistent progress they made on the scouting mission they had. And he was told how the guy had looked like.

And he found him quite easily, seemingly lamenting over at some corner. Approaching with steady steps, Levi looked down at him and kicked his leg lightly, simply to catch his attention.

Though the shiny boots that stood beside him gave a good reason for Bertholdt to look up, not to mention that whoever this was had said his last name meaning it was a higher up and not just another soldier. Bertholdt sleepily raised his head to look at the Corporal who was standing over him. In an instant the teen rose to his feet trying to wipe away the sleepiness that had overcome him for those few minutes. 

"A-Ah yes! I w-wasn't sleeping there or anything just taking a break. If you want me to do something I can do it!" He saluted to the elder holding it in place until he was told to release which was not now.