[ Somehow, he isn't surprised to hear Dean had come to Sam with his fears. Who else in Cadens would it be? It must've been shortly before the abductions. Before the situation grew worse and Geralt simply was not there to do anything about it. By the time he returned, Dean was dead—or so he thought.
He knows Sam is right. It is not on him to convince Dean of what he does or does not deserve. That's something only Dean can sort through for himself. Still. Knowing that's so makes it no easier to have the conversation.
Quietly, he absorbs Sam's final remark. ] I don't think there was one. [ He chose what he did because he could not bring himself to finish Dean off, after his initial attempts failed to take. Because Ciri asked him to. But he could've taken a different road—and that decision would've equally been to protect her. ] But it's the one I made.
[ Regardless of how Sam may feel, his presence did do something. His and Jaskier's. Geralt isn't certain where the confrontation between he and Castiel would've led without Sam's interruption. ]
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He knows Sam is right. It is not on him to convince Dean of what he does or does not deserve. That's something only Dean can sort through for himself. Still. Knowing that's so makes it no easier to have the conversation.
Quietly, he absorbs Sam's final remark. ] I don't think there was one. [ He chose what he did because he could not bring himself to finish Dean off, after his initial attempts failed to take. Because Ciri asked him to. But he could've taken a different road—and that decision would've equally been to protect her. ] But it's the one I made.
[ Regardless of how Sam may feel, his presence did do something. His and Jaskier's. Geralt isn't certain where the confrontation between he and Castiel would've led without Sam's interruption. ]