[ Bertholdt says it evenly, with a surety that surprises even him. The hate he feels has always been something he conceals easier compared to Reiner, it seems; but there is still something in his tone that speaks to how much he does hate himself for what he did.
After all, Jean had heard his desperate pleading, when they tried to kidnap Eren.
Bertholdt is silent when Jean says he doesn't expect the same, and then speaks again, slower, words picked deliberately. ]
I don't hate you for what you chose to do. Were the situations reversed, I likely would have done the same. I was going to - and tried to - kill all of you to protect Reiner.
[ He closes his eyes. ]
My grief is in my failure to do just that by dying. It was never about hate. I made a choice long ago about the people I would protect...
[ There is only room in my heart for so many people. Surely Jean had heard Mikasa say that. ]
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[ Bertholdt says it evenly, with a surety that surprises even him. The hate he feels has always been something he conceals easier compared to Reiner, it seems; but there is still something in his tone that speaks to how much he does hate himself for what he did.
After all, Jean had heard his desperate pleading, when they tried to kidnap Eren.
Bertholdt is silent when Jean says he doesn't expect the same, and then speaks again, slower, words picked deliberately. ]
I don't hate you for what you chose to do. Were the situations reversed, I likely would have done the same. I was going to - and tried to - kill all of you to protect Reiner.
[ He closes his eyes. ]
My grief is in my failure to do just that by dying. It was never about hate. I made a choice long ago about the people I would protect...
[ There is only room in my heart for so many people. Surely Jean had heard Mikasa say that. ]