Their Embrace (AOT fanfic)

Chapter 12

Armin was surprised when a messenger from the Queen arrived for him. He had been cleaning his room when the messenger arrived telling him Historia needed help with a wounded soldier. Armin sent him away and turned around to dress in his uniform quickly.

     "Armin, who was that?" Eren's husky voice rang through the room. Armin turned to see Eren awake, and sitting up from his cocoon on the bed. Eren doesn't sleep well in the cell, so when Armin's in his room he sleeps in his bed.

     "Historia needs help with a wounded soldier. It's odd though, Hanje would be the better option for injuries." Armin's mind moves quickly to come up with a theory.

     "Historia needs me for a wounded soldier. That means, said soldier, can't have Hanje help them. So they called for me..."

'Chrysanthemum.' His eyes lit with understanding. He turned to Eren and explained his theory. Eren jumped from bed and started to leave. Armin opened his mouth to question him, but was answered quickly.

     "You're not going to see that woman alone. Mikasa and I will be going with you. My soulmate is not being put in danger for this." Eren shut the door quickly. The trio met by the stables, leaving for the castle swiftly.

Historia had been sitting outside the Chrysanthe's room for well over a couple of hours. She sent a messenger only after she was sure the woman was asleep. Chrysanthe had been pacing her room for a long time before everything went silent. Historia hoped the woman had fallen asleep, especially since she could see a trio rounding the hallway corner.

Historia held her index finger to her lips, indicating for the trio to approach silently. Armin saw it first, turning to shush the others. They approached quietly, waiting for the Queen to speak.

     "I have to share something with you guys. It's important, so follow me for a second. She should sleep for a little while longer." Historia led them to her office, shutting and locking the door behind them.

'Time to share her story.'

Time skip~

     "So, that's her history. Only what she has shared with me. I think we might be able to get her humanity back, truly. Not this facade she has on. She needs to see the good, meet her soulmates, and change. Achilles truly broke her, I am hoping we can fix her. Early today she beat Levi's record, and took out 40 soldiers. They aren't dead, but they were all beaten by her." Eren was shocked, Mikasa looked conflicted, Armin was hurting for her.

     "So, she really is a serial killer. Should she even be given a second chance? I mean, what if she turns out to be like Ymir?" Mikasa's hand moved swiftly, a swift handprint now splayed across Eren's cheek. His hand moved up to his face, now recognizing his mistake.

      "Ymir was good, you know this now. If you had never been given a chance, you wouldn't be here. Don't you think, with hearing only a fragment of what she's been through, she deserves a second chance?" Historia's voice was full of emotions, Eren now gaining and understanding.

     "So, can I go help her. I'll be going alone-" Armin giving pointed looks to Eren and Mikasa," -because I don't think she'll let me help if you two are around. She seemed to like me, so maybe I can get her to actually talk to me. No masks." Historia nodded, watching the blonde leave with a determined look. Eren and Mikasa shared a look before getting up to leave when a cough sounded behind them.

     "Stay, we have other things to discuss. About Chrysanthe."

Time skip~

Chrysanthe had woken from her nap to silence. Historia must have left from her spot outside the door. The woman knew she only wanted to help, but she wasn't ready to show her body to anybody else for the rest of her life.