Chapter 8: You're kidding right...

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Y/n Pov-

I heard there conversation the whole time, while sitting on the branch keeping my distance so I won't get caught.

Y/n's thoughts: Alright just rest. That's all. The Survey Corps should be making there way here.

After a few minutes I got a memory? Or what is it

~Memory?~

The same lady I saw but her face was blurred. I can see her medium length hair

She was running away from a man with some type of sharp object

He kinda seemed familiar...

~End of Memory?~

Minutes past as I just observed there every movement.

The sun was starting to set, the clouds looked pink, and the sky looked dim.

I heard Reiner talking about how he did hard work, no food, the Walls haven't been breached. Come on man you did all that shit with you're buddy over there.

Reiner: Oh that reminds me where do you find that can and by the way, I owe you one for saving my bacon. Really nice to Krista to patch me up afterwards, I'm starting to think me and her might become a thing. Right, it's not just me she always treats me like-

Eren: HEY

Y/n's thoughts: Here we go again with his anger issues.

Eren: What's wrong with you. You've got to be kidding me

Reiner: Huh? What are you so pissed about all of a sudden. Take it easy man, is it something I said or...

Eren: If you want to die then he just keep talking!

Ymir: Hold up Eren I think somebody's gone off the deep end. Is that what this is Bertholt? If you know something we don't, now would be a good time to put it on the table

Reiner: Huh?

He said looking at Bertholt confused

Bertholt: Reiner. Snap out of it. You're not a soldier okay, you and I are.. we're Warriors...

I could here his shaky breath, from where I was perched. The shaky breath of realization.

Reiner: Right. I see...that's how things are.

He kneeled down and put his hand up to his forehead. It sounded like he was crying?

Eren: What the hell's he doing?

Ymir: I have a pretty good idea, at least I think so. She didn't add up at first, why would the man who broke the wall risk his Little neck to save Connie. It's like the poor bastards personality is compartmentalized, everything he does is a contradiction in terms. He can't help it, on one hand he's a warrior bet on pushing mankind past the brink on the other he's pretending to be a soldier. I'm thinking maybe he got a little lost in the role. See he can't resolve those facets of himself. Can't bear the weight of what he's done, the only way for him to manage his conscience is to fall for his own act. He thinks he is a soldier, this is what you call a split personality he's gone insane. His heart and mind are at war with each other and judging by Bertholt's expression this isn't the first stalemate. Blows me away. Wow someone as brutally honest as you losing their grip-

Reiner: Shut up!

He said annoyment and anger mixed in his words.

Ymir had her mouth agape then came back to her usuall grin

Ymir: I'm sorry. Must have really hit a nerve

Eren: Is this some kind of joke. Where do you get off pretending to be the victim, you're wallowing and self-pity. How dare you what was going through your head the day I told you my story, huh? Remember that Bertholt? I'm talking to you lackey. I told you everything you said there and looked me straight in the eye, watch me relieve seeing my mother eating alive. Don't you remember, will it just so happens the chunk of why you kicked out fell on our house. It's what kept her from being able to run away. Ring any bells take you back? Let me ask you again, what was going through your head when I told you that story?

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