[ Dean's satisfied feathery descent is met with a sigh. At least they're at the top. Geralt brushes a vine aside, moving through the living jungle that awaits. ]
I wasn't. [ Hunting, he means. ] Ciri was...
[ Wanted by the entire Continent? Started a coup and a war with her mere existence? The story is so tangled, finding a place to begin is impossible. Nor does he think Dean requires the finer details. The Brotherhood, the elves, Nilfgaard—he's left that behind. Or so he wants to believe. He supposes the shadows never quite vanish. ]
There was a mage pursuing her. I let it get out of hand. It doesn't matter. [ It matters. ] Ciri and I found each other here.
[ Perhaps anyone else would say he couldn't have known, and in a way, he understands that to be true. It still feels like his fault. His responsibility. If it isn't on him to keep her safe, then who? But it's as he said—they're together here. And he doesn't wish to waste any more time dwelling on something he can't change. What he can do is make sure it doesn't happen again. ]
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I wasn't. [ Hunting, he means. ] Ciri was...
[ Wanted by the entire Continent? Started a coup and a war with her mere existence? The story is so tangled, finding a place to begin is impossible. Nor does he think Dean requires the finer details. The Brotherhood, the elves, Nilfgaard—he's left that behind. Or so he wants to believe. He supposes the shadows never quite vanish. ]
There was a mage pursuing her. I let it get out of hand. It doesn't matter. [ It matters. ] Ciri and I found each other here.
[ Perhaps anyone else would say he couldn't have known, and in a way, he understands that to be true. It still feels like his fault. His responsibility. If it isn't on him to keep her safe, then who? But it's as he said—they're together here. And he doesn't wish to waste any more time dwelling on something he can't change. What he can do is make sure it doesn't happen again. ]