[She had never claimed that Eren was a bad combatant in hand-to-hand; he certainly deserved his position as second in the 104th in that particular field. He had been good enough to pin Reiner, after all, and Reiner was more akin to a brick house than a person (despite not being particularly gifted in hand-to-hand). No, it was more the issue that Annie was just especially skilled in this particular area. That, and she had taught Eren a great deal of what he knew, so she knew what to expect.
His boundless enthusiasm and ceaseless ability to get up and come back for more, however, were things far beyond her. She supposes that she respects that in him. It's what allowed him to become as skillful of a soldier as he had become, because he had been quite hopeless in the beginning.
She's waiting for him to get back up so they can begin again when his attention's diverted elsewhere. She follows the line of his gaze to the red-haired girl standing some distance away, watching.
Eren had already called out to her, so Annie rocks back onto her heel, listening.]
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His boundless enthusiasm and ceaseless ability to get up and come back for more, however, were things far beyond her. She supposes that she respects that in him. It's what allowed him to become as skillful of a soldier as he had become, because he had been quite hopeless in the beginning.
She's waiting for him to get back up so they can begin again when his attention's diverted elsewhere. She follows the line of his gaze to the red-haired girl standing some distance away, watching.
Eren had already called out to her, so Annie rocks back onto her heel, listening.]