[ Well that's-- not at all the sort of answer he was expecting. While it does sound strange, Erwin remembers similarly wild theories about titans circulating when he was a cadet, before all of the things that Hange was able to learn years later. He looks briefly startled a moment, but then a focused curiosity takes over. A dozen questions pop into his mind all at once. ]

It must be comforting to think so, in the face of uncertainty.

Where did these monsters come from? How many did your facility keep at once?