[ That's. Fascinating. Geralt takes a sip of his beer and resettles on a nearby stool. Unfortunately for Himeka, Geralt is absolutely terrible at swapping stories about his hunting. He's only ever really done it with the other Witchers, when he returns home, and beyond that—Jaskier knows the pain of getting him to spit out any kind of detail.
Still, she does get a snort out of him, quiet though it is. ] We don't have those.
[ Dodos, he means, though he imagines they must be a sort of reptile or bird if they have a nest. He takes the offered skewer without question, pulling one of the pieces of meat off, seemingly unbothered by the heat. If food is given to him, he'll eat it. Himeka will rapidly discover this about him if she spends enough time with him in the kitchen.
He doesn't see how a star is any more creative. But he doesn't comment. ]
I was made for it. [ The answer comes simply. He hasn't got a better one. They made him, they trained him, and they sent him off. What else is he to do? Settle in a village? Start a new life? Open a shop or a stable? Looking as he does, with the reputation that he's got? No. It doesn't work like that. At most, a Witcher might stray off the Path to become a bounty hunter or an assassin. But never anything that doesn't involve killing for money.
He tilts his head at her. ] Is it especially lucrative to strike peace deals with dragons? Or do you bake on the side to supplement the adventures of a champion?
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Still, she does get a snort out of him, quiet though it is. ] We don't have those.
[ Dodos, he means, though he imagines they must be a sort of reptile or bird if they have a nest. He takes the offered skewer without question, pulling one of the pieces of meat off, seemingly unbothered by the heat. If food is given to him, he'll eat it. Himeka will rapidly discover this about him if she spends enough time with him in the kitchen.
He doesn't see how a star is any more creative. But he doesn't comment. ]
I was made for it. [ The answer comes simply. He hasn't got a better one. They made him, they trained him, and they sent him off. What else is he to do? Settle in a village? Start a new life? Open a shop or a stable? Looking as he does, with the reputation that he's got? No. It doesn't work like that. At most, a Witcher might stray off the Path to become a bounty hunter or an assassin. But never anything that doesn't involve killing for money.
He tilts his head at her. ] Is it especially lucrative to strike peace deals with dragons? Or do you bake on the side to supplement the adventures of a champion?