[Cute. It's introduction and example enough that he drops to a crouch once Riza's done to try his luck in offering Hayate a scratch of his own. The dog leans in to sniff at his fingers, then—apparently content that he doesn't smell anything too funny—butts his head against them for attention.
He nods, when she explains. It's not the first time he's heard something like that. It is the first time ALASTAIR really decided to supply them with material aid, as far as he can tell. If Hayate could sniff out trouble the way she claims, it's not impossible ALASTAIR actually tried to help out, for once.]
They brought the Captain's horse here, too.
[And it doesn't take much thought as to how that might be useful. ...then again, they'd left Eren with some weird foreign drink, so maybe their motives aren't entirely sensible.]
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He nods, when she explains. It's not the first time he's heard something like that. It is the first time ALASTAIR really decided to supply them with material aid, as far as he can tell. If Hayate could sniff out trouble the way she claims, it's not impossible ALASTAIR actually tried to help out, for once.]
They brought the Captain's horse here, too.
[And it doesn't take much thought as to how that might be useful. ...then again, they'd left Eren with some weird foreign drink, so maybe their motives aren't entirely sensible.]