[ Ciri will be all right. He knows she will. She's been through a lot. Too much, perhaps. In time, things will steadily return to normal. For the moment, his job is to make sure she feels safe enough to find her footing again.
He isn't here to talk about Ciri, though. Not exactly. His gaze lifts to Sam as their drinks hit the table. Geralt slides a mug over. ]
You feel responsible she disappeared under your watch.
[ It isn't difficult to guess. He's not asked what happened. Ciri is stubborn, and even at her most careful, she can be unwittingly reckless. A thoughtless instinct that puts her in trouble. He loves that about her as much as it frustrates him. And with Nadine and Julie to look after, as well—it isn't Sam's fault. The demon had been impossible to predict. ]
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[ Ciri will be all right. He knows she will. She's been through a lot. Too much, perhaps. In time, things will steadily return to normal. For the moment, his job is to make sure she feels safe enough to find her footing again.
He isn't here to talk about Ciri, though. Not exactly. His gaze lifts to Sam as their drinks hit the table. Geralt slides a mug over. ]
You feel responsible she disappeared under your watch.
[ It isn't difficult to guess. He's not asked what happened. Ciri is stubborn, and even at her most careful, she can be unwittingly reckless. A thoughtless instinct that puts her in trouble. He loves that about her as much as it frustrates him. And with Nadine and Julie to look after, as well—it isn't Sam's fault. The demon had been impossible to predict. ]