[ Sensing the unspoken concern, Geralt shakes his head. No. Nothing like that. ]
John Blake. [ He assumes Sam must know the name, whether or not the two have formally met. Sam knows nearly everyone who resides in Cadens. ] He had...a concern about the mines. And Viktor's proposed solutions.
[ He reaches into the basket of vegetables and pulls out another carrot. A thoughtful pause passes. ]
I don't normally give a fuck about this. [ Not the children or the conditions in the mines, but he trusts Sam understands what he means. This. The Summoned taking it upon themselves to right the wrongs they perceive. ] But I promised I'd raise the matter with you. You'll have better luck tempering his reactions.
[ He understands why people are unsettled or upset. It's complicated for Geralt, that's all. Some of it is the world he grew up in. Most of it is a question of choice. He can't help noticing neither Blake nor Viktor—as far as he's aware—have made any effort to get to know the miners or earn their trust before deciding to swoop in to rescue them from lives they've deemed inadequate. And it is a shit life. It is. His childhood was not any less harsh. But it's still a life, and it's still theirs.
And though he thinks Blake is too...emotionally charged, he agrees with one point: should they vanish from this world, they cannot leave it in a state where its people are dependent upon the Summoned to survive. ]
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John Blake. [ He assumes Sam must know the name, whether or not the two have formally met. Sam knows nearly everyone who resides in Cadens. ] He had...a concern about the mines. And Viktor's proposed solutions.
[ He reaches into the basket of vegetables and pulls out another carrot. A thoughtful pause passes. ]
I don't normally give a fuck about this. [ Not the children or the conditions in the mines, but he trusts Sam understands what he means. This. The Summoned taking it upon themselves to right the wrongs they perceive. ] But I promised I'd raise the matter with you. You'll have better luck tempering his reactions.
[ He understands why people are unsettled or upset. It's complicated for Geralt, that's all. Some of it is the world he grew up in. Most of it is a question of choice. He can't help noticing neither Blake nor Viktor—as far as he's aware—have made any effort to get to know the miners or earn their trust before deciding to swoop in to rescue them from lives they've deemed inadequate. And it is a shit life. It is. His childhood was not any less harsh. But it's still a life, and it's still theirs.
And though he thinks Blake is too...emotionally charged, he agrees with one point: should they vanish from this world, they cannot leave it in a state where its people are dependent upon the Summoned to survive. ]