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Doors

'Excited? ' Hange asked.

Levi shrugged. 'Not really. '

'No? You 're dancing in place. '

Realizing he was shifting his weight from one leg to the other, Levi frowned and stood tall, folding his arms over his chest. 'I just want to know if the proposal went through or not. The blond bastard has kept us waiting long enough. ' Erwin 's one-or-two-day trip to the Capital had turned into five. A message on the second day had stated he was spending time meeting with investors, but Levi didn 't believe that was the only delay. Was Sahlo giving him a hard time? Was the proposal encountering difficulties?

The carriage pulled into the yard and stopped. Hange greeted the driver, then rounded the back to start unloading the baggage, but Levi waited.

The door swung open, and his breath caught as Erwin stepped through it.

'Good morning, Levi, ' he said, the morning sun illuminating the border of his hair like a halo.