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I'm not going to leave you behind.

[It's a firm response almost immediately as Armin shifts in Jean's grip. It's likely painful for the both of them in this close space, skin rubbing against skin as he slips down. His hands move to Jean's wrists to guide them away so he can properly slip down into the space in front of him.

It's not nearly as cramped for him as it is for Jean, but they're still pressed uncomfortably close, with his face right to the damage Jean has sustained.]

Can you reach behind me to my pack? There are some bandages in there.

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You shouldn't worry about it. [He has a feeling he knows what Jean's thinking on the matter, and he's quick to shut it down.] Everyone was worried. Most people just checked in over the pocket watch.

['Everyone' may be a little too kind, but plenty of people were worried. He wanted to stress that. But then Jean's shooting him a question, and he has to react pretty immediately to that as well, hands folding into his lap a little tightly.]

I'm fine. [But the way it comes out so quickly seems defensive, he realizes, and he's quick to add on more to soften it.] I'm just thinking that it's been a long past couple of days.

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I'm sorry. I knew it was risky to go further, but I couldn't pass up the possibility of finding out something more...