[Eren squeezes Aubrey's hands back. His heart is racing - his mind is racing. He needs to remember, remember...

[But he can't.]

I just don't understand...why it's come to this...

[How many more people are going to have to die?

[The world, the world, the world. But why? What doesn't he know? What pushes him to that point?

[Surely, he must have a good reason...

[Eren squeezes Aubrey's hands again. The dread pouring over him is thick and oppressive.]

I come from a cruel world...It seems like everything I learn about it just makes everything worse. [Another squeeze. He's not entirely focused on her. His eyes are at their hands again, brow furrowed in thought - or maybe frustration.]

But we were so close...so close to finding something that could help...

[One final squeeze.] The key to freedom. The end of it all...I won't stop searching for that.