[That long? For a second his eyes narrow ever so slightly - the barest hint at an internal wince. Then it wasn't just a matter of losing track of the goings-on in Liminal Space while he'd waited for the doors to Thorne's dungeon to open. He'd failed his friend outright.] That there was already enough to mourn doesn't mean you had to keep quiet about it.

[No wonder Armin had been so quiet and sad lately. Did he even have anyone to turn to at the time, with so many others Infiltrating? Why did the Trumps have to take her away at all, but especially then? Deep down, his anger at their captors is further reinforced, although he doesn't let any of that anger show.]

[Eren hesitates, thinking something over. He's not sure whether saying this will actually help - it might even make things worse. But he has to say something! No matter what Armin says, his friend is clearly not okay. But arguing with him will only hurt them both. So finally he continues.] ...I don't know what happened to her to make her change, but whatever she went through? It didn't make her stop caring about you.