A stretch of silence fills the air. Geralt stands and sits beside her on the bed. She isn't entirely wrong, but it's more complicated than that, too.
"When I found Ciri, she possessed a power unlike any I've ever seen. The sort that could break entire worlds apart. I don't understand it to this day. I did fear for her. I've tried to protect her, and I always will. But...she deserves her answers. As do you."
The Singularity is dangerous. Like the ocean or a vast mountainside, it is not something to trifle with until you can learn it, and so few of them can. The only people closely tied to it are Julie and Ciri. Ciri will never go near it. They've both agreed that's for the best, given that he suspects Ciri's Chaos rivals what the Singularity is capable of. Like the monolith, she's a source, too. As much as he believes Ciri is safe in this sphere for now, there may come a time when she cannot coexist with the Singularity. It's impossible to predict.
He doesn't know if Julie is possibly a source herself. There must be a reason she was called to Flagg, but she wasn't the only one. Still, she had said it once herself. Something...susceptible. To demons, to otherworldly forces. He doesn't believe that's true in the way she meant it—it's not a weakness or a failing on her part—but like Ciri, it's possible there's something unique about the way she connects to magic, to the Singularity, that makes her as vulnerable to it as she is powerful.
Gently, he lays his hand over hers. "You don't have to hide something that's a part of you. And you're not alone anymore. At least let me help prepare you for your adventure next time."
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"When I found Ciri, she possessed a power unlike any I've ever seen. The sort that could break entire worlds apart. I don't understand it to this day. I did fear for her. I've tried to protect her, and I always will. But...she deserves her answers. As do you."
The Singularity is dangerous. Like the ocean or a vast mountainside, it is not something to trifle with until you can learn it, and so few of them can. The only people closely tied to it are Julie and Ciri. Ciri will never go near it. They've both agreed that's for the best, given that he suspects Ciri's Chaos rivals what the Singularity is capable of. Like the monolith, she's a source, too. As much as he believes Ciri is safe in this sphere for now, there may come a time when she cannot coexist with the Singularity. It's impossible to predict.
He doesn't know if Julie is possibly a source herself. There must be a reason she was called to Flagg, but she wasn't the only one. Still, she had said it once herself. Something...susceptible. To demons, to otherworldly forces. He doesn't believe that's true in the way she meant it—it's not a weakness or a failing on her part—but like Ciri, it's possible there's something unique about the way she connects to magic, to the Singularity, that makes her as vulnerable to it as she is powerful.
Gently, he lays his hand over hers. "You don't have to hide something that's a part of you. And you're not alone anymore. At least let me help prepare you for your adventure next time."