{LeviHan} Enemies || MANGA / SEASON 4 ||

Chapter 4: Interrogation

Hanji's POV

I want to kill him. It has been decided. I'll kill him. He had me sit in front of their queen, and she immediately stood up. "What happened to her?! Captain Levi-."

"She headbutted me, and I had to defend myself." I feel like he was waiting for an excuse to lay his hands on me. "It'll heal. It's not going to leave a scar on her. She's here, isn't she?"

The queen sat back, sighing. "Fine. Just... leave us."

The Ackerman left without a second word but did glare at me. I want to have the strength to slightly pounce at him, but I couldn't muster the strength to do so. Defeated, I looked back down at my chained hands, accepting that I'll just be another prisoner to them.

"I'm sorry for his... behavior. He's a bit... twitchy?"

"Twitchy? Who was the little puppy's master?" My comments didn't seem... effective anymore. That Ackerman truly drained me of my strength for today.

"If you're referring to who he used to work under, it was under Commander Erwin Smith of the Survey Corps. He died when the Survey Corps tried to retake Shinganshina. Perhaps you're familiar with it?" The queen's eyes turned solid blue as she talks about the event that was marked as a defeat for our side. "The Beast Titan had killed the majority of the Survey Corps. Our former friends turned against us. I could tell stories of your comrades, but unfortunately, I cannot tell if they were true or not. Probably a white lie?"

"What do you want from me?"

"I want to know who you are. We have been nothing but honest. We can start with your name. It's easier to refer to you by something rather than... vague words."

"How would you know if I'm telling the truth?"

"I would like to believe your words- to believe you. But we have our ways to get the truth. We have dealt with lies, not only from Marley but from our people. It'll be best for you to tell the truth."

"So if I tell the truth, my crewmates will not be harmed?"

"If you cooperate, then no one would be harmed. But if they act out against it, then the punishment will be enforced. Understand? We won't hurt them as long as you cooperate with us. We just ask for cooperation."

"How do I know you'll hold up to your word?"

"Then you can have my head on a plate and present me to the Marleyans." She says coldly, and I couldn't tell if she was joking or telling the joke. It... terrified me. Just a bit. "Can we be honest with each other?"

"I will if you are."

"Then it's a deal. I'll be honest, and you'll be honest." She cleared her throat, "I'm Historia Reiss. Though my name would be different when Reiner has mentioned me. I would've been Krista Lenz." I do remember him mentioning her. He wanted to take her. Does he have expensive tastes- a queen? "And you? What's your name?"

"Hanji Zoe." I scowled, mentioning my name. If it means the safety and hopefully figuring out a way to destroy them from the inside, I'll take it.

The queen smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Hanji."

She continued to ask questions, and I answered them briskly and vaguely. At first, she answered with details. After realizing that I wasn't answering as well as her, she began to shorten her answers. 

We had breakfast, and I was surprised by how little they had. Even the queen didn't have an abundance of food. A few eggs and freshly baked bread. On the side seemed to be a small bowl of potato stew. No meat in sight.