Erwin noticed the closeness, but he said nothing on the topic. "I've been thinking. No surprise there. But, it was a fee discussions on the strange phones that led me to realize here is different than home. We aren't surviving here, Levi. We can actually live, be ourselves, rather than be something the world forced upon us." He paused, glanced over at the man sitting beside him. He edged his hand a little closer on the bed, not quite touching yet.
"If you could have anything, what would it be? I offered you freedom once. The opportunity to live above ground and see outside the walls. You've more than earned your freedom here. If you wish us to remain as we are, I'll understand. If you wish to never speak to me again, the choice is yours. I put you through hell time and time again, yet you've stayed the entire time. I don't think that loyalty is entirely because of me granting you life above ground, but I've been wrong before."