[ that is the biggest part of it, isn't it? this city, with its populations of faces and alleys and buildings, with the sense of freedom to choose where you want to be and how you want to get there. with the fact that through it all, from the portal up until now, it's all felt like their choice. without ambrose, without the other mages, the expectations of their appearances and the guards at their back. sam feels leagues better, just being here, and it's nice to know he's not the only one.
honestly, sam asks just because he's curious - pieces together who has seen what, where. the people he wants to check in on even if he didn't exactly set up a way to do that. the confirmation that kay went through the other way makes sense, he'd checked in with phoenix right beforehand and knows that he's going that way too, but the separation between them all still doesn't sit right. he nods at the update, ticking another item off the box. alucard is here, which is good to know. sam knows ciri and jaskier are too. and for a moment, his mind wanders to the woman - yennefer, who he remembers seeing, he thinks, before the portals. who he assumes came through too. sam doesn't ask, though, not feeling like going down that rabbit hole today.
the mention of cirilla has sam nodding, if only because while sam doesn't know her all that well yet, he knows of her important to geralt. knows that her safety had been top priority. he laughs a little, thinking about being restless already. she must be used to moving around a bit more than the cells had confined her to. it makes sense she'd want to keep going. ]
From what I've heard, the nearby cities aren't too far. Few days travel, if you can get ahold of a wagon. [ and because it's geralt, because geralt knows, sam lets out a frustrated breath. ] Not exactly easy to pop back and forth, but better than months. ]
Almost. [ sam says, but doesn't seem all that concerned. ] Strange is here- did you meet him back at the castle? [ sam's not sure. ] Jon and Coraline too. Only one I'm missing is Bucky, but he's here somewhere, probably laying low. He's too damn good at that. [ he shakes his head, sounding...fond? or not fond, necessarily, but aware. bucky was on the run for years and sam, steve, and nat couldn't track him down. it's no surprise that he's not easy to find. ] But pretty close.
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honestly, sam asks just because he's curious - pieces together who has seen what, where. the people he wants to check in on even if he didn't exactly set up a way to do that. the confirmation that kay went through the other way makes sense, he'd checked in with phoenix right beforehand and knows that he's going that way too, but the separation between them all still doesn't sit right. he nods at the update, ticking another item off the box. alucard is here, which is good to know. sam knows ciri and jaskier are too. and for a moment, his mind wanders to the woman - yennefer, who he remembers seeing, he thinks, before the portals. who he assumes came through too. sam doesn't ask, though, not feeling like going down that rabbit hole today.
the mention of cirilla has sam nodding, if only because while sam doesn't know her all that well yet, he knows of her important to geralt. knows that her safety had been top priority. he laughs a little, thinking about being restless already. she must be used to moving around a bit more than the cells had confined her to. it makes sense she'd want to keep going. ]
From what I've heard, the nearby cities aren't too far. Few days travel, if you can get ahold of a wagon. [ and because it's geralt, because geralt knows, sam lets out a frustrated breath. ] Not exactly easy to pop back and forth, but better than months. ]
Almost. [ sam says, but doesn't seem all that concerned. ] Strange is here- did you meet him back at the castle? [ sam's not sure. ] Jon and Coraline too. Only one I'm missing is Bucky, but he's here somewhere, probably laying low. He's too damn good at that. [ he shakes his head, sounding...fond? or not fond, necessarily, but aware. bucky was on the run for years and sam, steve, and nat couldn't track him down. it's no surprise that he's not easy to find. ] But pretty close.