-21-

Smoke

'Advance! ' Erwin yelled.

With a roar, the Survey Corps rushed through the open gate. The expedition had begun.

Blood surged through Erwin 's arteries, his skin tingling, electrified by the energy of two hundred troops moving together under his command. After so many years of working and planning, this was his chance to prove himself 'to Sahlo, to the townsfolk, to the Corps, to himself. The late nights, the stress, the political manoeuvring would all be worth it when they returned with enough supplies to carve a path to Wall Maria and enough funds to bolster their research branch.