[Another tug at a smile, at that.] Yeah, I know. [On both fronts, really.]

I don’t… want you to kick Eren again…

[An intentional pause for this aside: “Even if he deserves it…”
[Ha, “even if.” As if Aubrey hasn’t hurt him for far less. It’s a guilty concession. But she meant the rest of what she’s said, too.]

…but you did save me. You didn’t even know me.