[ It's a comfort to him that Mikasa stands behind him, though he's undeniably nervous for the simple fact that if she decides to haul off and hit Erwin, he's going to have to jump across a table to stop her.

Erwin is right, at least on Jean's end; every time Eren asked a direct question, Jean would refuse to answer or, at least, acknowledge he didn't want to talk about it yet. Eren was left in the dark to figure out what was going on.

His rant on the network, which is still in full view of many people, that same day Erwin told him, also lingers in his mind. Even if Eren had insisted he didn't mean it, Jean knew that some part of him did.

A hand reaches up to rest over Mikasa's, briefly, before he lowers it. ]

No, he still doesn't know exactly who killed him. [ That's a reminder for Mikasa as well as confirmation for Erwin. ] Which I appreciate you keeping that way. It's her prerogative if she wants to tell him.

[ His expression is troubled, otherwise, about the information Erwin points out. Yeah, he's pretty bad at poker. ]

We weren't aware he'd decided he wanted to declare war on Vaeros until his conversation with you on the network. We hadn't had a chance to talk about how to address that.