???:"Tch, tch, tch. She managed to escape."

???:"Shall I send out a team to find her?"

???:"No, she couldn't have gone far so there's no need. I have connections near the neighboring towns of Shiganshina, we'll find her."

???:"Do you think she found him?"

???:"Can't rule that possibility out, it'll be troublesome if Frieda did."

???:"Kenny!! Have you found her yet!?"

Kenny:"Calm down, will ya? If you actually tried defendin' your daughter instead of runnin' away, maybe she would have stayed, Rod."

Rod:"Gah!! What the hell was I supposed to do against that fanatic!? I'm no fighter! Find Frieda and bring her back to me immediately! We can't have anyone corrupt her and use the Founder against us."

Kenny:"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Consider it done, let's go Caven."

Caven:"Understood."

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Mando:"Grgh!"

Thug:"Get that bastard!"

A gang of thugs discovered Mando's location from trusted sources. These group of thugs were affiliated with the ones that tried kidnapping Mikasa long ago. With the panic and unrest with the refugees, the thugs used this in their favor to launch a small coordinated attack to kill Mando.

Mando:'Annoying bastards!'

In order to protect his friends and Mikasa, Mando did not hesitate in dispatching all of the thugs that circled around him.

Without having anyone witness his acts, Mando ruthlessly killed everyone in sight, giving no quarter to those who wished to escape. At least that's what he thought but at the end of the alleyway stood Mikasa, witnessing the brutality her father was putting on.

Thug:"ARGH!"

Thug 2:"You son of a bitch! AH!"

As Mando went to impale the thug, he retracted the Dark Saber from the corpse and ended up injuring himself due to inexperience with the blade.

Mando:"ARGH! Damn!"

Mikasa:'Papa!'

The leader of the group decided to take the chance and end the fight there. He started firing at Mando but his Beskar armor simply bounced all the shots. Already annoyed and pissed off, Mando got up and stabbed the man with his knife, lifted him up and slammed down on a crate. He brought up the Dark Saber and swung it back down, cutting through the man like butter.

Mando:'Maybe they'll reconsider coming after me again. Damn blade, I need to practice more....I need to see if I have any Bacta left.'

Mikasa:"Papa!"

Mando:"!?" He deactivated the Dark Saber and shot around to see Mikasa running full speed at him. Right when she got next to him, she quickly took note of the wound he sustained while fighting.

Mikasa:"You're hurt..."

Mando:"I'll be fine but what are you doing here? How did you find me?"

Mikasa:"I wanted to come along with you, Frieda and Mrs.Jaeger wanted some things from the marketplace. We need to get you to a doctor, papa."

Mando:"Did you see?" He asked. She looked up at him and then back down at his wound, she's seen the fight and he knew.

Mando:"I'm sorry you had to see that, I'm not usually like that. When they brought up the topic of taking you, I lost my train of thought."

Mikasa:"It's okay papa, but next time be careful with that Dark Saber."

Mando:'How can she be so calm right now?' He thought to himself while she gave off a big grin.

Mando:"Yeah, I'll be careful. Let's get to the others."

Mikasa:"Kay." She helped him up and started to lead the way back to the others.

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Carla:"What were you thinking!? You could've gotten yourself killed!"

Mando:"I know, I'm sorry..."

Carla:"Goodness! Now, I'm not specialized in the medical side of things but Grisha showed me enough to deal with a burn. Come here."

Mando:"Wait, hold on...GAH!"

Carla:"There, it'll take time to heal so try to take it easy."

Mando:"Thank...you.."

After the fight with the gang, Mando went back to the refugee camp with Mikasa. Frieda, Eren, and Armin successfully obtained some sort of food for them to eat while Carla and Armin's grandfather stayed behind. The encampment of refugees numbered around 250,000 people causing problems for the authorities of Trost district. In order for them to survive, Mando was trying to look for a house or shelter of sorts for them to live in before he gets them into anymore trouble.

Eren:"Mom, are we going to stay out here forever?"

Carla:"No, there's bound to be a place for us to stay somewhere."

Mando:"I'll find us a place, Eren. I just need to go around and look for work either from the Military Police or provide a helping hand to some stores."

Carla:"Like hell you will! I just told you that you need to take it easy for a bit!"

Mando:"But wha-"

Carla:"But nothing! You've done enough already by fighting off the titans, leave it to us to find shelter." Finding it pointless to argue with her, Mando reluctantly agreed with her and sat back down to rest.

Mando:"Fine, but let me know if there's any problems or if anyone gives you trouble."

Carla:"That's more like it, now then, stay here. Frieda, Mikasa, watch over him." She took Eren and Armin with her to look for suitable jobs or even procure a house for them to live in.

Frieda:"You're reckless."

Mando:"I know and I can see you're already getting along with Carla."

Frieda:"As a matter-of-fact, we've been getting along since yesterday. She's been telling me how she's grateful to have another lady here to talk to."

Mando:"I see..."

Frieda:"Nevermind that, how did you manage to get injured like that?"

Mando:"Thugs got to me without me noticing."

Frieda:"Hmm."

Mando:"What?"

Frieda:"Oh nothing..."

The pair looked on through the refugee site and the nonstop movement. A long pause took place between the stop but was broken when Frieda asked another question.

Frieda:"What's your name?" Mando slightly moved his head to face her and then faced forward once again.

Mando:"Can't tell you..."

Frieda:"Why?"

Mando:"Personal reasons you wouldn't understand. I'll be catching some shut eye for a bit, wake me up if something is wrong."

Mikasa:"Can I know, papa?" The two look at her since they both forgot her presence. One was injured and was dealing with the pain while the other was a bit of a klutz.

Mando:"No..."

Mikasa:"Hmph! Meanie..." She crossed her arms and looked away, trying to make him feel bad. He only let out a small chuckle because, in a way, she reminded him of the Child he took under his wing.

Mando:"Sure kid, come here." He told her. She quickly swung around with eyes full of joy and got close to him. He leaned over and whispered his name which bummed out Frieda.

Mando:"It's Din, Din Djarin." He pulled back against the wall and looked at her reaction. She looked up at him, paused for a minute, and then bursted out into a joyful mood.

Mikasa:"Yay! I know my papa's name now!" She said aloud catching the attention of the surrounding refugees.

Mando:"Mikasa?" She turned to him and saw he was holding his index finger over his helmet where his mouth would be indicating to keep quiet about it.

Frieda just watched at the spectacle the father/daughter pair was putting on and was now curious as to what his name was.

Frieda:"You two are cute, a father spoiling his beloved daughter. I guess that's to be expected..." She said in a rather sad tone. Din looked at her in confusion then understanding what she meant by that as she wore an upset expression.

Din:"I'm guessing your fath-"

???:"Well then, wouldn't have guessed you opted to hang around such a dirty place."

???:"Hey Levi, why do you always have to be such an ass to him."

Levi:"It's the truth though."

Din:"What are you two doing here?"

Hange:"We're here to question a certain individual about the attack on Wall Maria. Luckily, said person is right in front of us."

Frieda:"Do you guys need some time to yourselves?" She interrupted.

Levi:"Yeah, get lost."

Hange:"Levi! I'm sorry about this runt's attitude. He's not always this rash."

Levi:"Who are you calling a 'runt'?"

Din:"Take Mikasa with you, don't go too far from us. Stay in view where I can still see you."

Din:"So, what do you guys need?"

Levi:"We need you to join our ranks."

Hange:"So blunt."

Din:"What?"

Hange:"What he means is we've seen your handy work back in Shiganshina. There's no way that the Garrison or Military Police could kill the majority of the titans and save this many people."

Din:"I'd like to think I haven't done much but is that all? If you really want me to join then I need time to recover. See?" He then showed the two his wrapping where the burn was at.

Hange:"Woah! What happened there?"

Din:"A reckless mistake made by me. An incident took place and I had to take care of it."

Levi:"Here I thought you'd be better than this but I guess not. So are you with us or no?" Din looked at the two Scouts trying to make a decision. He then looked at the two girls that were across from him sitting on the ground. Thinking it would be a wise choice to go with them and get Mikasa under a roof as well as Carla, Eren, and the others.

Din:"I agree but with one condition."

Hange:"And what would that be?"

Din:"Mikasa obviously comes with me but I want to know if I can bring five others with me. 2 of them are young boys that can be trained to become potential Scouts and the other three are adults that can help around."

Levi:"Oi..."

Hange:"Hmm, while I can agree with this, Erwin may not."

Din:"Deal's off if I can't bring them with me."

Hange:"You drive a hard bargain...fine, they can come along with us and I'll explain it to Erwin."

Hange rubbed the bridge of her nose as she now had to find a way to explain the little 'deal' Din struck up. Behind his helmet, Din chuckled at bit and closed his eyes to rest as his wound was causing him immense pain. Last thing he saw was a strange dark figure standing atop a rooftop. When he blinked, the strange figure disappeared causing him to think someone was spying on them.

Din:'Who was that?'