A gentle touch fell at his shoulder. She stooped for a moment and looked him over, and her eyes were very wide, very dark. Then she examined his work. In her other hand she held the torch, still mercifully lit, though the bottom of it was smeared with some odious waxy substance. She passed it to him. Her pale features hardened.
Standing, she pulled out both swords and strode towards the collapsed enemy.
Afterwards she dropped the blades out of their hilts and grabbed the next - her last - pair. She moved slowly now, methodically, as if assuring herself that everything still worked the way that she remembered.
The overnight location would have to be walled in stone on all sides while permitting exit and escape. No doors too wide. No signs of crushed furniture, disturbed hangings, muck on the floors, or other signs of titan encroachment.
On the second floor of the bastion they found what must have once been a nobleman's bedchamber, with several sizeable windows and a view to the east, a clear drop of 25 meters to the ground, and a reinforced door. The huge four-poster bed slept only lichens and molds now. A handful of chairs with decaying upholstery; dressers; chests; a painting unrecognizable beneath its coating of dust; a pair of benches -- these last were bare wood and as such were still usable. Torn, mildewed books scattered the floor.
There was also a wide fireplace with a mantel of carved marble. When they went down for supplies, Mikasa collected the axe, too. Upon returning to the room she ditched her bundle and immediately started to hack apart the chairs.
heichou's most photogenic smile also uhhh timeskips a little bit?
Standing, she pulled out both swords and strode towards the collapsed enemy.
Afterwards she dropped the blades out of their hilts and grabbed the next - her last - pair. She moved slowly now, methodically, as if assuring herself that everything still worked the way that she remembered.
The overnight location would have to be walled in stone on all sides while permitting exit and escape. No doors too wide. No signs of crushed furniture, disturbed hangings, muck on the floors, or other signs of titan encroachment.
On the second floor of the bastion they found what must have once been a nobleman's bedchamber, with several sizeable windows and a view to the east, a clear drop of 25 meters to the ground, and a reinforced door. The huge four-poster bed slept only lichens and molds now. A handful of chairs with decaying upholstery; dressers; chests; a painting unrecognizable beneath its coating of dust; a pair of benches -- these last were bare wood and as such were still usable. Torn, mildewed books scattered the floor.
There was also a wide fireplace with a mantel of carved marble. When they went down for supplies, Mikasa collected the axe, too. Upon returning to the room she ditched her bundle and immediately started to hack apart the chairs.