[ While some might take offense at Nero hoping that an opportunity to fight something might reveal itself, Thancred can understand to some degree. It's never comfortable, feeling as if one is sitting idle. Thancred also likes when he can put his skills to use, even if that means that unpleasant things are happening. It's not that he hopes they will, so much as he understands that it's inevitable in most cases.

In that sense, Abraxas and Etheirys are quite similar.

Not a tracking guy, Nero says. Thancred doesn't lose hope just yet, as there's still a chance that something will have stuck in Nero's mind, even if tracking isn't his forte. Nor does he blame him for tracks being the last thing on his mind in all that confusion. Instead of shutting it down completely, Nero poses a few more questions. ]

I could even show you outside. I recreated one for Geralt. [ He has no idea what "G.I. Joe" is, but he's just going to breeze past that for now. ] Yes, more or less human-sized, but completely smooth. [ He draws out a vague shape with his hands. ] I found a set in Thorne, outside of any of the major settlements, and then another set in the forests of Solvunn when I was investigating mushroom rings with Himeka.

[ While he was using Nero's room, at that, but he won't bring up such a sore spot now. ]