You're right. I shouldn't expect anything less. [ He shrugs. ] It was foolish of me to get caught up in all the glamour and forget how high the stakes were.

[ That said, Eren wasn't sure whether or not merely acting tougher was gonna make much of a difference. But he wasn't in much of a place to be commenting here - after all, his attempts to better COST's efforts had gotten him killed, and from what he can tell, James' approach hadn't yet done him in.

Maybe having a big bark was more important than a big bite, here. ]