[ Perhaps it says even more that the flicker of surprise only comes when Steve reveals that his friend is alive. Seemingly cured. It's not the outcome Geralt expected to hear. ]
I'm glad he's all right.
[ Endings of that nature are rare. Undoubtedly, there's more to the story—what happened to the people who stole his friend?—but he senses he's dug enough into Steve's past as it is. The way Steve tells it, it sounds like a chapter that's finally closed. He knows what it is to try and put things behind you.
And how it feels to have old memories surface.
A minute ticks by before he continues. ] Before, on the Continent, something took hold of Ciri once, too. She found her way home, but...
[ At a cost, as always. Still, he would pay it again for her even knowing what he does now. ]
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I'm glad he's all right.
[ Endings of that nature are rare. Undoubtedly, there's more to the story—what happened to the people who stole his friend?—but he senses he's dug enough into Steve's past as it is. The way Steve tells it, it sounds like a chapter that's finally closed. He knows what it is to try and put things behind you.
And how it feels to have old memories surface.
A minute ticks by before he continues. ] Before, on the Continent, something took hold of Ciri once, too. She found her way home, but...
[ At a cost, as always. Still, he would pay it again for her even knowing what he does now. ]