[ His forehead creases. I know, he nearly bites back, because fuck if he doesn't know it. As if it had not weighed on him for years since the second he laid eyes on her in this sphere. She was unrecognizable, grown, a girl he had once never met in his life. He has memories of her again, but they are not enough. He is always behind, he will always be behind, and he knows now, without a doubt, the years she must've spent without him.
How long had it taken him to pry her from Emhyr's grip? What else happened? What did she go through that has left her haunted so much more than he remembers?
He'd taught her to fend for herself precisely because he knew he would not be there forever. But it still hurts to know that he lost her so soon. ]
It doesn't mean I can't protect her. [ He'd failed once. He won't let her down again. ] And it isn't only her.
[ He grows quiet. No matter what, he cannot change the times he fell. He has the chance here to do what he couldn't back home. Keep the people he loves safe. That includes Jaskier. ]
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How long had it taken him to pry her from Emhyr's grip? What else happened? What did she go through that has left her haunted so much more than he remembers?
He'd taught her to fend for herself precisely because he knew he would not be there forever. But it still hurts to know that he lost her so soon. ]
It doesn't mean I can't protect her. [ He'd failed once. He won't let her down again. ] And it isn't only her.
[ He grows quiet. No matter what, he cannot change the times he fell. He has the chance here to do what he couldn't back home. Keep the people he loves safe. That includes Jaskier. ]
I won't lose any of you again.