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"It's a hallway. Someone could come along any time." Levi's eyes were still narrowed at him as he looked back at her, frowning. Though after a moment he turned his head away from her again, looking down the hall. "We're not far from Erwin's rooms." His form of agreement to something happening. Just not here when anyone could stumble upon them.

The feeling of someone behind him had Levi tensing, a part of him wishing he had his ODM on. Alas, he was inside the barracks and had left everything but the harness in the armory as usual. Though it was hands falling on his body and sinking much lower than he really approved of that had his hands catching slim wrists and his head snapping around, venom on his tongue. When he realized it was Morgan, he clenched his teeth to stop his scathing words. Not that he realeased her hands yet.

Asura’s hand on his shoulder had been insistent and Kid found himself being dragged through the city after his brother. There was no explanation except that there was something he had to see. However, when it came to his older brother, that could mean anything. After fifteen minutes of Asura trying to rediscover whatever he had seen, Kid got sick of him and threw his hand off. 

“Kid, don’t be a prick! I told you I saw something-” Asura shouted at him as Kid summoned his board to leave. 

“Get off!” He responded, kicking at the hand that Asura reached up to grab hold of Beezlebub with. Of course, that only urged his brother on and soon enough he found himself slapping away his hands and grabbing his own handful of hair in revenge.

“Wait, there-!” Asura suddenly changed his tone, shoving him off and pointing. Kid suddenly understood the reason he had been so interested in pursuing whatever he had seen. It seemed that there was a visitor to the city. One that wasn’t the usual human or weapon/meister coming to learn. In fact, she was very different indeed. Both of them stood and brushed themselves down a little as they saw her walking into the town centre. 

“Who is she?” Kid asked, looking down from the roof they stood together on at her soul in particular. “There’s divinity in her.”

“Ares...” Asura answered, causing Kid’s stomach to drop. “This should be interesting...”

Her eyes went wide, brows pressed in. “Illegal? Why would it be illegal to leave? Do they just keep you trapped in here like animals?”

Her words became more even, coming out more quickly. They were getting somewhere now. Someone or something was keeping them from leaving and that didn’t sit too well with her. It reminded her of Kronos’ laws of herding demigods like sheep. Every one was to be accounted for. It made her feel sick, like she was back in the slums of Crete again.

“Commander? What’s a commander?” she tilted her head. “Is that a person that leads troops? You seem like a soldier, what rank are you? It’s the squad of Centurions in the army of Greece, but I suppose you’d call them commanders. We are the ones directly under our Praetors, the leaders of our government.”

...Well, if there’s one thing that’s clear here, it’s that she really doesn’t seem to know anything - or, that’s how she’s trying to make herself appear. 

What to do?

“...You really don’t know a thing?” he questions; eyebrow rising. There’s a certain skepticism to his words that she can most likely notice - it’s not like he intends to instantly believe her, but at the least, he’s willing to let her speak. ...If she is a titan-shifter, it’s possible that he won’t be able to subdue her successfully on his own, so it would be best to keep her placated until there were aware of the situation.

“The Commander of the Survey Corps. ...Though if I’m right, you don’t know what that is either, right?”

Sighing, Levi takes a step back so that there’s a bit more distance between them, glancing at her once more before he continues to speak.

Of course, he’s surely not the only one feeling that way. This entire week has been absolute chaos, and not just for him - the things that have happened have shaken humanity to it’s core. 

For the first time ever, a human turned into a titan. Not just that, but that same human - a boy of only 15 years of age - has granted humanity it’s first ever victory against the titans, and now Levi himself is tasked with watching over him - keeping him safe, but ready to kill if everything goes wrong.

...That chaos isn’t a bad chaos, though. Despite the laughable irony of it, and how absurd the reality even is - the fact is that this is a huge opportunity for humanity. No matter how risky and unpredictable the situation may be; nothing like this has ever happened before, and it seems like for the first time - there might be some kind of hope for the future. 

...The Survey Corps had always been about taking gambles, after all. 

But it hasn’t stop[ed the whole ordeal from being exhausting, even for Levi. With everything finally calming down, everyone has been left to grapple with what’s occurred and what has yet to occur, and tiredness has suddenly descended down on them all like a blanket. ...Thoughts like that in mind, Levi allows himself to walk without person, letting the air outside the walls clear his head.

‘...Is that a person?’

In the distance, an unfamiliar figure appears in the corner of his eye, and he turns suddenly to see a stranger. Not a soldier - not in uniform, certainly, nor is she anyone he recognizes - but if that’s the case, what is she doing outside the walls? Mind suddenly sharpening and body snapping into action, he glares at the figure, suspicion in his eyes.

“Who are you?”

Isabelle had just arrived at camp and planned to stay for a few days. This was where she and her friends had thrived and learned how to defend themselves. There weren’t many children of Hades for he was probably the most loyal of the gods... But that didn’t stop his spawn from popping up out of seemingly nowhere.

Most of the mortal children of Hades were deceased. Some had died as heroes and a couple had disappeared. But recently, Isabelle had caught wind that another child was in the Hades cabin. This, she had to see for herself.

She caught sight of the one that was known to be the most recent and probably the last spawn of Hades. A small smile greeted her lips but it soon vanished when she noticed that a group of other children (probably a mix of Ares, Hermes, and Aphrodite) were closing in on the girl fast. They taunted and jeered at her mercilessly, making Isabelle almost stop in her tracks in shock. 

Sure, Isabelle had a few moments where she was required to hold her own here but this was just cruel. “And what makes you think you can treat another camper that way?” The twenty-two-year-old asked sternly as she approached the group. “Honestly, have none of your siblings taught you better? Now beat it unless you want a match in the arena. And trust me, you’re not going to win.”