Pre Graduation Gift

"Now you tell me, what should I do?"

Nysa's question jolted Eren out of his thoughts, stopping his fishing expedition. He vanished his fishing rod with a wave of his hand and took a long drag of his Sativa Stick before reducing it to ashes.

Staring at the endless stretch of the river before him, Eren mused to himself, "Arthur and Isen have been at each other's throats for ages. They require only a slight provocation to trigger their bitter enmity. So it's no surprise they're at it again."

He squinted his eyes. A new revelation dawned on him.

"But...I never saw this coming. The butcher's ties to the Layos Kingdom will ruin his popularity in Edinburgh. What was once deemed freedom fighting will now be viewed as foreign machinations."

A humorless smile twisted Eren's lips as he sighed.

"It seems rumors can gain traction regardless of their factual accuracy. And I'm sure people will believe anything that appeals to their logic."