[ The huff he makes passes for a quiet laugh. For a minute or two, he doesn't answer. He takes a swallow of water. The early morning air is a pleasant heat against his skin. ]
It did. [ Geralt sets down his waterskin. An iridescent beetle scales the curve. ] Not only memories. It came with something more.
[ His scars are negligible—nothing like what he's earned from a thick set of claws. His gait is not affected. But out of everyone, he knows Sam will notice that physically, he is just different enough. It's not unheard of. Yennefer lost her magic. Jaskier acquired the small scars on his fingers. Dean received the Mark. The Singularity touches each of them in ways they cannot prevent, and he's only the latest in a long line.
He sits back, uncertain. Where does he start? Despite the silence, he wants to tell Sam more. Sam is easy to talk to in a way that few are, and this has been a weight on his chest since the night he awoke with a blinding pain that ran up his leg and through his hip. ]
Have you thought about it? What you'd do if you could no longer fly?
[ Not merely being without his wings, but beyond that. Where the possibility is no longer there. ]
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It did. [ Geralt sets down his waterskin. An iridescent beetle scales the curve. ] Not only memories. It came with something more.
[ His scars are negligible—nothing like what he's earned from a thick set of claws. His gait is not affected. But out of everyone, he knows Sam will notice that physically, he is just different enough. It's not unheard of. Yennefer lost her magic. Jaskier acquired the small scars on his fingers. Dean received the Mark. The Singularity touches each of them in ways they cannot prevent, and he's only the latest in a long line.
He sits back, uncertain. Where does he start? Despite the silence, he wants to tell Sam more. Sam is easy to talk to in a way that few are, and this has been a weight on his chest since the night he awoke with a blinding pain that ran up his leg and through his hip. ]
Have you thought about it? What you'd do if you could no longer fly?
[ Not merely being without his wings, but beyond that. Where the possibility is no longer there. ]