[ Ah. Maybe it's just a Commanders' lot in life to feel undeserving, huh? If only Levi could kick that notion out of them. Maybe he should try one day, when one of them actually puts it into words.]

[ For now, he slightly tightens his own hold on Armin's shoulder in return. ]

[ Then he rolls his eyes, because they're way past formality at this point, and slips the hand across Armin's back to his other shoulder, pulling to sort of half-hug him closer for a moment before letting go to ruffle his hair, still looking up at the stars. ]

"After all this time"... you sound like a weary old man. Despite what you might think, that's not actually a requirement to be Commander.

[ Anytime, kid. As long as he's alive, he's willing to be their rock any time they might still need him. ]

Yeah... they would be. [ Carrying on their legacy... that's as much as anybody could ask of him. Levi thinks he will do great. If resolve was measured by lack of weak moments, there would not be a single strong person in the world. ] ...You did get a lot of responsibility put on you at a young age. I am sorry for that. But I do believe that Hange couldn't have chosen a better person.