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"He emerged from a Titan?!" He heard Erwin say from the other room. One of Hanjis' heads was practically foaming at the mouth with their ear to the door. Levi was worried he would have to sedate the hydra. One head was simply pondering while the other was drooling at the concept. Erwin emerged from the room and briefed the two on the situation telling Hanji to stay behind and prepare to defend them in court. Upon entering the dungeon where the shifter was being kept Erwin was given a key found on the suspect and files to read over about him. Levi was ordered to stand guard at the door. The next day they were to go to court to decide if he would be given to the Corps. to ade in humanity's plight or given to the military police who would surely kill him. Levi was directed that if the situation got out of hand he was to hop the border and show that he had a tight grasp on the situation by beating the kid into submission. It was cruel, but it would work. When he was brought in Levi almost burst into tears. He was here. He was alive. He didn't hear a thing the judge or jury said, He didn't care. Eren was right there. a mere meter, if not less, away. The only thing keeping him from running directly to the shifter right then and there was pure shock. He was abruptly brought out of that shock by a firm nudge from Erwin, signaling him to proceed with the plan. He hopped the border and begrudgingly kicked his dear friend in the face multiple times. He knew it was, ironically, for his own good. Eren, on the other hand, didn't feel a thing, to perplexed as to where he had seen that face before. It seemed to almost bring him out of his haze of solitude he had been confined in for years. He just couldn't place it. The beating was enough to sway the judge in the survey corps favor and Eren was swiftly put in their custody.