"Let's camp here and meet up with Erwin at dawn," Hange suggested.
"Sounds good. I'm dead tired." Chen Si checked his electric energy. After spending it freely all day, he only had half left. A good night's sleep would replenish his mana.
"Here?" Armin slowly brought the wagon to a halt.
"Are we stopping here?" Jean asked.
"Yes. Jean, go let everyone know. Huh? Where are Sasha and the others?" Armin looked ahead of Jean, but there was no one in the darkness.
"They were just here!" Floch was startled too.
"Those two! Where did they run off to this time? Why is Mina gone too? I'll go find them." Jean hurriedly turned his horse around and called out.
"We're counting on you, Jean, Floch," Armin said.
"Floch, let's go!"
"Right!"
Hange and Levi were pitching the tents, with Mikasa and Historia helping them.
"Eren! Chen Si! Sorry for the trouble, but could you chop some firewood? The axes are on the wagon!" Hange waved as she called to them.
"Got it!"
"Okay!"
"Four-eyes, don't let everyone spread out too much." Levi looked around, frowning.
"Oh, Levi, don't be so tense. We're still a long way from the Reiss Family. Staying on edge all the time before a battle isn't good for you." Hange carried the Military Boiler over and set it on the ground.
Chen Si and Eren didn't go far, stopping beside a large tree near some bushes.
"Eren, remember when we were little? Every time we went out for firewood, you could barely chop anything. You always brought back the least." Chen Si swung his axe.
"Yeah. You and Mikasa really helped me out back then. Mom always told me not to rely on you two." Eren smiled faintly, a trace of bitterness in his expression.
"Maybe