[ Maruki hums his assent at her observation; as ever, Venat is right on the money.

At her question, though, he has to laugh and give a self-conscious scratch to the stubble along his jaw. ]

Eh, good question...

[ It cannot be overstated just how much he is a useless freeloader here. He might have learned to enjoy hiking and camping, but outdoor manual labor? Never. He does no work on this farm, and thank god for it. ]

They have a vegetable garden, I know that. And there are a fair few animals – chickens, Eren's horse, and this... dragon thing...

[ A squint, a furrowed brow. What the hell is Patrasche? He may never know. ]

Aside from that, though, I think that Eren mostly wanted the land to have the privacy away from the rest of Somnius. Not for any real practical purpose. I can't say I'm not grateful for it.

[ An affectionate little squeeze around her waist, then, as he gestures over to where he'd been relaxing by the pond, in case she'd like to join. ]