It's... More of a spur of the moment thing than a plan, actually.
[It's because of all of this.
He hadn't seen just how protective Marcel could get until tonight, when a Rocket had tried to attack him (and knocked out Brandr in the process). Seeing him genuinely angry had been terrifying, but it also made Bertolt feel safe - if anything, he feels that everyone in their little traveling party could use something like that.
Especially after seeing Armin with a black eye.
Reaching partially into the cage, Bertolt nearly jolts back when the small dog more or less barrels out of its small prison in favor of throwing itself into his jacket. If it wasn't for Marcel sitting behind him, he probably would've ended up on his back.]
--Easy! D-Do you have a spare ball? I can give you one of mine when we get back.
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[It's because of all of this.
He hadn't seen just how protective Marcel could get until tonight, when a Rocket had tried to attack him (and knocked out Brandr in the process). Seeing him genuinely angry had been terrifying, but it also made Bertolt feel safe - if anything, he feels that everyone in their little traveling party could use something like that.
Especially after seeing Armin with a black eye.
Reaching partially into the cage, Bertolt nearly jolts back when the small dog more or less barrels out of its small prison in favor of throwing itself into his jacket. If it wasn't for Marcel sitting behind him, he probably would've ended up on his back.]
--Easy! D-Do you have a spare ball? I can give you one of mine when we get back.