After spending a few days resting, the time came for them to make the journey back to the colony. Eren had regained his strength and healed up well, although there were a few particularly persistent marks on his thighs that were yet to fade away. His excitement had grown as the festival drew closer, and Levi had listened with avid interest to the details about snacks and decorations that he enthusiastically shared each evening.

The celebrations had captured Levi 's curiosity, but that didn 't stop him from grumbling when Eren had woken him at the crack of dawn.