As promised, Xing Yu immediately turned toward Eren, who had been silently trailing behind. His voice was quick and clipped. "Contact the scout mothership. Ask them to send another ship down for us."
Eren gave a small nod and stepped aside, already lifting his wrist communicator to send the command.
The moment Jian heard that, he tensed. His body went rigid, and his expression changed from cautious to alarmed. "Wait—what? Why?" he asked sharply. Then his voice rose, full of panic, "Why don't you just bring my grandpa down? I want to see him! Bring him down here!"
His shout echoed against the cracked concrete walls of the building, startling Quangya on his back.
