Emerald eyes drifted towards the unruly forest, watching light diminish as dusk seeped down into the trees. The day was quickly darkening, fast enough to tell him that the sun had now completed its journey over the horizon. He tried not to be frightened, to convince himself that it made no difference, and reassured himself with the thought that Levi would soon be back. Those luminous wings would certainly make him more comfortable ' not to mention the alpha himself.

A leaf crunched outside, followed by a soft red glow and a shadowy silhouette. Levi came into the log, dusting his hands off on his pants before sitting down opposite him.

Viridian wings twitched in the evening air, and Eren wrapped his arms around himself to conserve warmth. 'Where did you leave it? '

'Nowhere special, ' Levi shrugged, crimson orbs shifting around as he adjusted his posture. 'Just under some tree. Far enough to stop anything tracking us. '