↳ Mara's parents were born in Marley, but Mara was born within the walls. She knew a lot of things about the world beyond the walls, one of them being that Titan Shifters were at fault for the fall of Wall Maria. The cause of so many deaths, includi...
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Chapter sixteen: Confrontation or confession?
Annie's pov:
So many thoughts raced through my head, to the point that I could barely keep up with them.
How does Mara know that story? How much does she know? Does she know about Titan Shifters? She'd glanced at Bertholdt, does she know about him? Does she know about us? Does she know about Marley? How long has she known? Why has she kept quiet so long? Will she tell anyone now? I need to question her about it...
I felt a gaze fall upon me. I looked up, only to momentarily meet the cobalt blue eyes of Mara. She stared back with an unreadable expression, but her eyes said it all. Her eyes were filled with an emotion I couldn't quite place. Was it sadness, or pity perhaps.
Whatever it was, it vanished as quickly as it had appeared. She blinked and looked away again, towards the fire.
There was something so intriguing in the way she stared at the flames as they danced. Her gaze wasn't sad, but it wasn't happy either.
"How come none of us have never heard that story before?" Eren asked Mara from his place next to Mikasa, across the fire from Mara.
"I don't know. Maybe it was just something my mum made up to keep me quiet before bed." Mara laughed quietly when she answered, a laugh that sounded almost angelic. One I had found myself yearning to hear more and more recently.
I shook my head to rid it of those thoughts. The others laughed at her last comment.
"I wish I could've met child you, Mara." Armin smiled, I assumed he was referring to the child Mara was before the fall of Wall Maria.
My mood plummeted at the memories that resurfaced. It wasn't like we'd had a choice back then, and I hated myself for it, but I found myself regretting what we had done.
Of course I knew these people were island devils...but still... they knew nothing of their ancestors' sins, we had gathered that much. These people may not have been entirely innocent, but they still deserved a better fate than the one we had been sent to deliver them.
But there was nothing I could do. It was my duty as a Warrior. Either I carried out this mission or Marley slaughtered me and my father.
My father. I was doing this for him. I promised him I would fulfil the mission and return to him. I swore it. I won't let him down.
I'll make him proud of me...
"Ha, that would have been nice," I was brought out of my thoughts when Mara spoke. My attention turned to her, I watched as she grinned, "I bet you were adorable back then." She joked, making Armin laugh from embarrassment.
