[ Reiner nods, realizing that's the best he could reasonably hope to achieve. Better, maybe. He'd prepared himself for worse scenarios than this; half the reason he's wearing his Warrior armband is that it's an anchor, helping him remember just in case he started slipping. So he doesn't push for a definite answer now, even if he'd prefer the security one would offer. ]

Understood. [ Then, in a tone that sounds slightly more off the record: ] For what it's worth, it sounds like it could be a hard sell on my end as well, depending on who shows up next.

[ Not "if someone else shows up," but "who shows up." In Reiner's mind, there is no if, only when. He won't remain the only Warrior here forever; he's sure of that. ]