[ Miko - must be an Eastern term. Although Eren was privy to many political discussions regarding his country's alliance with those in the East, he never really got around to learning what any of the culture there was like. That realization makes him a little more curious, and he presses her for more details. ]

You lived far away from others, then? Like a village in the mountains.

[ Eren recalls the many trips he took with his father as a child. Perhaps it's foolish to project his image of an isolated life onto her like that, but he can't help it. With so little to go of off, it's all he has. ]

I get why it would have been easier then. You don't see many people in a place like that. Just the same people, day after day.