Titans Rule, Levi Ackerman UNDER EDITING

(16) Conversations under the veil of darkness.

~Amelia's POV~

"He knew that there were Titans in the walls this whole time and didn't tell anyone?" Eren barked in utter dismay.

"Yup, but we haven't been able to get anything out of him this whole time. He's kept his mouth shut tight," Hange threw their hands up in defeat. "But, the reason for coming with us is to experience the harsh reality. After seeing all of that suffering? Will he be able to remain silent? I guess we'll just have to see." They crossed their arms and legs, leaning back in their seat.

Eren was outraged, so much so that he got to his feet, slamming his hands down on the table that ran through the middle of the wagon. "No, no, no. If there's something you know about, tell us!" He gets up from his seat. "There's nothing more important than making sure humanity doesn't go extinct!" Eren's rage caused his blood pressure to get too high, igniting a sharp pain in his forehead.

Mikasa's neutral expression shifted into one of concern. "Eren, settle down. You're not healed yet." She places a caring hand on his shoulder, guiding him back down to his seat.

I felt Levi shift next to me, pulling something out of his pocket that I couldn't see from my angle. "There's more than one way to get answers out of someone." He pulls out a gun and points it at the priest. My eyes widened in surprise. "I may be injured and useless right now but, it doesn't take much to watch one man." Since when had Levi been injured? When we were fighting Annie? I hadn't noticed that he'd been hurt during the fight. 

Hange sighed. "Threatening him doesn't work, Levi. Trust me, I've tried." they paused. "This man doesn't see any sense. It leads a person to wonder, just what information does he know that could be more important than humanity itself?"

I knew that Hange was aiming that question at the priest but, I couldn't help but feel guilt rise in my throat. Truthfully, I wasn't much different from this priest. I may be much more compliant than him but I was concealing probably much more information than this man knows. Information that may be vital to saving humanity.

I could feel bile rising in my throat and the heat evaporating off my body. The anxiety of this situation was too much for me. All I wanted to do was tell them everything I knew. But, I was blind to what was supposed to happen next in the plot. What if my blabbing made everything turn for the worse? What if I became the reason for inflicting even more suffering on these people? For now, I would keep my mouth shut, hold the information, and use it as my bargaining chip to manipulate Erwin to accept my requests. Nevertheless, if I had to witness the suffering of many people, was it worth keeping silent? That was for future me to decide.

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We continued to ride on in silence after Hange's threats to the priest. Everyone had a lot to think about- myself included. Surprisingly, I was the first one to break the silence.

"Hey, Eren," my voice caught everyone's attention.

"Yes, Amelia?" he looked perplexed as to why I was talking to him.

"I just wanted to ask how you were doing. I saw what happened between you and Annie." Truthfully, I'd seen a lot more than just his fight between them. I wondered if I should just say something to him about it. Not enough to give everything away, but just something to calm his thoughts. After all, I'd seen how troubled his mind was. Honestly, I just wanted to get some of these secrets off my chest. To free myself a little. The hour or so we'd been in silence was torture.

"I'm doing much better, thank you," he answered, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly.

"You know, I'm not sure if you remember when Annie crystalised herself but I was there when it happened," I told him, my words piquing the interest of everyone on board.