"They're big," Annie says, grunting with effort as she pulls herself up higher. She's more than halfway up now, and she's been taking it slower than she could. "That's for sure. Two to fifty meters tall. We call them Titans. They eat humans."

They're all cannibals, technically, but it's not something she figures is worth discussing in general. Knowing Eren is a Titan is one thing. Titan shifters, by extension, are another. Knowing that each Titan was originally human before they were forcibly altered into something nightmarish? That's only known factually by three people here, and only two people should have factually known as much.

"Ghosts were a metaphor back home. Didn't see a real one until I was here, just plenty of Titans."