"Back home, Eldians have been kept prisoners whether on the island or in the internment zone. It doesn't matter the reasons, the people who did it. In the end, we have all been deprived of the chance to make our own choices." She didn't think that being a Scout or being a Warrior was a true choice, because the opportunity to be at peace had never existed for them. "As much as I'd like the sentiment, it's either walls at home or walls here. The difference is that we might survive these walls."
Mikasa was watching Reiner carefully, and didn't miss the change. She might have if she hadn't seen it before. "You okay?"
She sighed. "I have a feeling that the people sent here are people who will die soon enough. It's not just Erwin. There are others who came from right before their death. Maybe I was about to die; who knows? I came from the middle of a battle, so it's possible. You were there. You protected some of the other Titans, but weren't really fighting. Your heart wasn't in it."