[ He's savvy enough to understand how humans react to his particular species, despite coming from a world without any humans in it. Interesting, but respectable. Ciri gleans from this that there must be many different kinds of 'animals' like him in his world too, carnivores among them, and -- like in all societies -- some sort of hierarchy. Makes sense. Weird, but makes sense.
She's quite interested by the fact there are no humans, though. A world where they haven't managed to proliferate is rare. Hers seems to be a species that's scattered across most universes, but she doesn't comment on it. Ciri, for her part, has traveled many different spheres; she accepts the strange and unnerving with more ease than most others of her kind.
The deer's observation is met with a thin smile. She raises her glass in a wordless toast and takes a sip of her whiskey. Tastes just as strong as it smells, and burns all the way down, warming her belly. ]
Mm. Good guess.
I also came from Thorne. About the same time as you did, I'd wager.
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[ He's savvy enough to understand how humans react to his particular species, despite coming from a world without any humans in it. Interesting, but respectable. Ciri gleans from this that there must be many different kinds of 'animals' like him in his world too, carnivores among them, and -- like in all societies -- some sort of hierarchy. Makes sense. Weird, but makes sense.
She's quite interested by the fact there are no humans, though. A world where they haven't managed to proliferate is rare. Hers seems to be a species that's scattered across most universes, but she doesn't comment on it. Ciri, for her part, has traveled many different spheres; she accepts the strange and unnerving with more ease than most others of her kind.
The deer's observation is met with a thin smile. She raises her glass in a wordless toast and takes a sip of her whiskey. Tastes just as strong as it smells, and burns all the way down, warming her belly. ]
Mm. Good guess.
I also came from Thorne. About the same time as you did, I'd wager.
[ She gives him a pointed, steady look. ]