Maybe someone can clarify for me…

Zeke and the paths dimension/coordinate. Two things in particular have me a bit confused, and I just finished my third watch lol.

1) in the opening scene of “Judgement” (the one where Zeke gets re-made inside the Titan and is naked for far too long and no one says anything) he’s explaining his plans to the Jaegerists; at the end of that scene he says “we have to keep moving forward. Right, Eren?”

My confusion stems from how Eren seemed to be manipulating Zeke prior to them even making contact. Is this due to the founding Titan/Ymir?

2) additionally, Zeke tells Eren that he’s been waiting in the paths dimension for Eren to “wake up”

How did Zeke get there? Is it because he has royal blood? And his royal blood matched with one of the Nine allows him to go there but not change anything?

I have NOT read the manga, so please no spoilers there.

Sorry if I answered my own questions but I need other people’s thoughts lol.