The weariness in her voice was discernible, but that was fine. Levi had no intention of needlessly dragging this chat on — or likely any conversation in the future. Still, he attended to his food with no urgency to speak of, loading a napkin full of the jerky and hardtack, approximating his share. He chewed on the jerky separately, and softened the hardtack in his tea before eating it piece by piece.

His question had been bait for a quick, easy answer, but it lead directly to a follow-up that centered around what she should believe to be the crux of their mission.

"It seems like that thing has a particular interest in his fortress," he said, after swallowing. "It can get titans in. That's something we should assume. So what happens, even if we take tomorrow to clean out every titan in the walls? Will it ever be a safe place for Eren to hide?"