[Erwin doesn't even need the silence to tell. He's fluent enough in Levi to recognize the man's distress, the self-recriminations he's not voicing.]
...Levi. [His voice is quieter now. Normally they can't afford the luxury of this sort of personal discussion, but since they're alone here (or at least not around other soldiers, which is the same thing for their purposes) Erwin will take advantage of the opportunity. He steps forward, lifting his hand to rest it on Levi's shoulder.] Those were my orders. You followed them.
[The message is loud and clear: 'This is the consequence of my decision, not yours. You'd have accompanied me if I asked.' Truthfully, Levi probably would have accompanied Erwin under any circumstances short of Erwin's expressly ordering against it. There aren't many people Levi trusts without reservation, Erwin knows, and he protects those precious few like a dragon.]
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...Levi. [His voice is quieter now. Normally they can't afford the luxury of this sort of personal discussion, but since they're alone here (or at least not around other soldiers, which is the same thing for their purposes) Erwin will take advantage of the opportunity. He steps forward, lifting his hand to rest it on Levi's shoulder.] Those were my orders. You followed them.
[The message is loud and clear: 'This is the consequence of my decision, not yours. You'd have accompanied me if I asked.' Truthfully, Levi probably would have accompanied Erwin under any circumstances short of Erwin's expressly ordering against it. There aren't many people Levi trusts without reservation, Erwin knows, and he protects those precious few like a dragon.]