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Hange watched from a distance as the young soldiers explored the new town, flocking towards a stand selling a sweetened cold substance in a cone that had them gasping with delight. It warmed the commander's heart, seeing these brave kids being able to enjoy something considered mundane by the rest of the town's standards.
"You'd think I'd be happier knowing there's an entire world still out there, beyond the walls." Hange sighed, feeling some what sobered by the sadness of it all. Their earlier enthusiasm for seeing a motor vehicle steadily dropping into frustration. "The Survey Corps. were always looked down upon for wasting tax payers money, and there were always corrupt people in charge, but at least we were in it together. The last of humanity. Now: we've found an even greater enemy, we're drastically behind in technological advancements, and we can't seem to find anyone willing to trade with us."
There were many people in this brave new world who hated them for the mere crime of existing. Many more who wanted them dead. They needed allies if they were going to survive.
"I never wish to go back to being ignorant, but I feel like I'm way in over my head. Levi, what would Erwin have done differently in my boots?" They asked the shorter man. Since the loss of the commander and Moblit, Levi was the only one left among their comrades Hange could be vulnerable around.











