73. indicolite

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"Y/N-" a chorus of voices called out to me as I entered the room the knights were gathered in.

im back

"I missed you gu-" before I could finish Eren pulled me into a tight hug.

you must've missed me too

"You're back," he mumbled, pulling back for a second to look at me.

only slightly worse for wear

"I'm back."

"Stop hogging her!" Jean, who upon closer inspection appeared to have recently cried, called out.

it was hard to remember but

we all lost someone didn't we?

they must've been worried

"I'm sorry," I apologized, pulling Eren closer, "you must've been worried about me- I'm back now."

"If you were going to be like this you shouldn't have helped her leave," Sasha whispered under her breath.

he didn't know

"If I hadn't left I would still be stuck in Levi's body," I muttered, awkwardly looking around the room as I waited for Eren to detach himself.

"Will he leave?" Mikasa asked, eyes trained on the door Levi was waiting behind.

i hope not

"He's-"

"He will, won't he?" Jean piped up again.

"He-"

"I'll make the preparations," Armin nodded, "Y/N should rest."

"No actually-"

"Of course he isn't staying," Eren scoffed, finally taking a seat on one of the couches. "Y/N has more important things to do than attend to his every need- he should take a hint and leave as soon as possible."

wait-

i know i haven't exactly spoken positively about him but-

it's not like my issues with him impacted you personally-

"Right," Connie nodded eagerly.

hold on-

"You have to assume your father's position," Mikasa muttered, worriedly assessing my reaction before continuing, "the Rose Guard is useless without a leader."

i know

"I will return to the capital with Levi," I nodded. "I'll announce my succession and gain recognition from the aristocracy."

"With him?" Eren gasped, "he'd be a useless guard- take one of us instead."

"He isn't my guard," I grumbled, "and he's staying here until we leave."

"Are you sure you're Y/N?" Eren shook his head at me, "I'll come."

"No- you have to stay here- you all do."

"At least one of us should-"

"I'll be with Levi," I reassured them, "he has plenty of guards- don't worry about me."

"How could we not?" Sasha cut me off, frowning slightly. "What else are we supposed to do?"

i want you to focus more on yourselves

"Listen- if someone is going after me it's because they want to go after the marquisate."

there isn't any real reason for someone to have a personal grudge against me

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