[Erwin knows it's just a figure of speech. Beyond that, he knows exactly what Jean is talking about; losing Mike had been bad, a real blow to both the Survey Corps and Erwin personally, but it's the thought of losing Levi that makes him sick to his stomach. Levi had just always been at his side, always supported him, and Erwin can only imagine how hard it must have been for Jean to lose his own version of that.]
He sounds like a true friend, and a good man. What was his name?
[Erwin had heard about him, the seventh ranking graduate who had died at Trost, but he'd never gotten the kid's name. That feels like an oversight, now.]
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[Erwin knows it's just a figure of speech. Beyond that, he knows exactly what Jean is talking about; losing Mike had been bad, a real blow to both the Survey Corps and Erwin personally, but it's the thought of losing Levi that makes him sick to his stomach. Levi had just always been at his side, always supported him, and Erwin can only imagine how hard it must have been for Jean to lose his own version of that.]
He sounds like a true friend, and a good man. What was his name?
[Erwin had heard about him, the seventh ranking graduate who had died at Trost, but he'd never gotten the kid's name. That feels like an oversight, now.]