Cost Of War (Pieck x reader)

Betrayal

Y/N Pov

We had set out shortly after Hange told us the plan. It was the dead of night, so titans shouldn't be awake right now. 

"There's a tower nearby where we can assess the wall. It's in an abandoned castle to the southwest. We'll ride to Utgard Castle." Hange ordered us as we continued riding through the night. It would be a... long ride.

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We've been riding for the entire goddamn night. How the fuck is my horse not tired at all. I don't understand. The sun has started rising meaning titans will be a threat now. 

"It's the castle! Why are there already so many titans!" Eren yelled as we all looked on at the castle, covered in titans. But there were also...

"Is that Christa?!" I yelled as we watched titans closing in on her and a couple others.

"And Connie, Reiner, and Bertholdt!" 

"Full speed!" Hange yelled from the middle of the formation as we rushed forward. The front line of course being the first to get there as we jumped off our horses. I dashed forward, killing the titan heading for Christa.

"Everyone. Get back. We've got this. Leave the rest to us." I said as everyone else joined the battle, dashing in to slaughter the titans. They were easy enough to kill with how many soldiers we had. By the time we finished, it was almost midday. 

"It can't be... Ymir is..." Armin would mutter as we stood in a group around a injured Ymir, who was being held by Christa. So... Ymir is the one who killed Marcel. We lost Marcel... to her. Maybe if we capture her then... no. We need to finish our mission. Just capturing a titan that we lost along the way wouldn't be enough. We still have to capture at least Eren. Then the founding titan later. 

"Everyone pack up and get ready to leave! There's no point in staying here since the castle is destroyed!" Hange ordered as everyone started to move back to their horses. Really? God fucking dammit. We rode here just to ride back! Well I guess everyone's safe now but... really? 

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We really rode all the way back to the walls again. It was cloudy now, nearing sunset. We got everyone to the walls, then raising the injured. 

"How's Ymir? What sort of shape is she in?" Eren asked as we watched her get raised up.

"Her right arm and leg were bitten off, and her insides are beaten like scrambled eggs. If she was normal, she'd be dead for sure." Another scout said as he zipped off.

"If she was normal, huh?" Eren said as I nodded.

"Yeah. If she wasn't like you." I said as a grunt was heard behind us. Reiner. That little fuck got his arm bitten. 

"Reiner, take my hand." I said as I took a knee and he grabbed my hand easily. While I pulled him up and I leaned towards his ear.

"Capture them both." I whispered as his eyes widened for a second before nodding.

"Right now?"

"No." I said as he stood up. He seemed to be thinking. Please don't do what I think you're going to do Reiner.

"Reiner..." I said as I tried to show what I wanted to say through my eyes.