[ Perhaps at some point, Erwin will share his father's story with all of them. Levi and Hange already know, but the rest of them perhaps should learn it, too. He may never share his true goals with them - it's a secret only Levi knows, and even now Erwin isn't sure it's something he could trust anyone else with without risking losing them. Of course, one could argue that it's less vital now, but a selfish part of him doesn't want to damage those bonds, even if they'd well be within their rights to turn away.

He smiles; he does understand. ]

I know what you mean. Even looking at it now, it's hard to believe it. It's not the one that we might have had - who's to say how different or similar they are? But to think that you could go out into the middle of it and never see a hint of land...it's simultaneously fascinating and terrifying...and to think of what's beneath it, how could we discover all there is to know about such an environment? Could we? Perhaps it should make us scared, of so much unknown and something so different. But it just makes you want to learn even more.

And here it is, in front of us. Can we truly trust our eyes and our senses when the horizon seems to just end into nothingness? And yet, how can we deny them?

What do you dream when you dream of it?