[ Yeah. He understands. He has complicated feelings of his own about the Witchers who perished at Kaer Morhen all those decades ago. They were not...his family. Not the way Vesemir and his brothers grew to be afterwards. His memories with them were harsh at best. But. After they were gone—
He didn't mourn them. He isn't glad they're dead. Even now, he hasn't the words to describe how he feels. ]
What? [ The news takes him aback. He almost asks, what the fuck would Vilgefortz want with Istredd? But it only makes sense, given Istredd's involvement in discovering the truth behind Ciri and the monoliths. He, too, had presumed Istredd met his fate or fled and went into hiding. Seems Istredd did meet his fate in a way none of them expected.
He hesitates. Decides not to ask what happened, whether Istredd remembers anything beyond being captured. He imagines it's not a tale the mage would want to venture into. ]
At Thanedd, I became separated from the others. News was slow to reach Brokilon, so...
[ So he learned what he could from Jaskier, which wasn't much. He doesn't touch on why he was with the dryads. Istredd can probably guess. There's only one reason the dryads would take him in—and only one reason he did not leave to pursue information himself. ]
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He didn't mourn them. He isn't glad they're dead. Even now, he hasn't the words to describe how he feels. ]
What? [ The news takes him aback. He almost asks, what the fuck would Vilgefortz want with Istredd? But it only makes sense, given Istredd's involvement in discovering the truth behind Ciri and the monoliths. He, too, had presumed Istredd met his fate or fled and went into hiding. Seems Istredd did meet his fate in a way none of them expected.
He hesitates. Decides not to ask what happened, whether Istredd remembers anything beyond being captured. He imagines it's not a tale the mage would want to venture into. ]
At Thanedd, I became separated from the others. News was slow to reach Brokilon, so...
[ So he learned what he could from Jaskier, which wasn't much. He doesn't touch on why he was with the dryads. Istredd can probably guess. There's only one reason the dryads would take him in—and only one reason he did not leave to pursue information himself. ]