[ A quiet settles between them. It is hard, he knows, to stay with someone like him. Life refuses to let him settle, to allow him more than a few brief moments to breathe. There's always something he needs to do, something he can't help doing, whether because of Ciri or his inability to turn his back. But she's remained with him nonetheless. It means more to him than she realizes. ]
When you met me, I was alone. I thought remaining so would mean I'd have nothing more that could be taken from me. [ Rediscovering his family was new. A slow, unsteady process disrupted by his uncertainties. The absence of memories and lingering fears of what it might mean. ]
After Thorne, when I needed you, you were there. I know I wasn't...easy. And I started— [ Started accepting people in his life again. Julie isn't the sole person who helped him do so, but she's a vital part of it. ] I shouldn't like to lose you any more than you want to lose me.
[ He nearly has enough times as it is. The last thing he'd do is give her up willingly. Maybe whatever entity that serves as her god did forsake her. He can't answer that. But he won't do the same. ]
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When you met me, I was alone. I thought remaining so would mean I'd have nothing more that could be taken from me. [ Rediscovering his family was new. A slow, unsteady process disrupted by his uncertainties. The absence of memories and lingering fears of what it might mean. ]
After Thorne, when I needed you, you were there. I know I wasn't...easy. And I started— [ Started accepting people in his life again. Julie isn't the sole person who helped him do so, but she's a vital part of it. ] I shouldn't like to lose you any more than you want to lose me.
[ He nearly has enough times as it is. The last thing he'd do is give her up willingly. Maybe whatever entity that serves as her god did forsake her. He can't answer that. But he won't do the same. ]