[ Ciri doesn't answer him. About why she chose to tell him now. Mostly, it's because she was very suddenly concerned she might not get the chance, and he'd already been caught in the crosshairs in a way she'd never even expected. He deserved to know. And she'd regret not telling him.
But that is too heavy to say now, and Ciri suspects he understands. So she only nods, lets out a breathy noise that might be an attempt at a laugh, and scrubs the edges of her sleeves over her face. She's not wearing makeup today, at least. ]
I'll do my best. There are no others I'm aware of. And... if you have questions, I will do my best to answer where I can. [ Some things, she may not be able to speak on. She's still hesitant, and she knows Geralt is too. About their... future. About how everything might or might not still be as it should back on the Continent. But if Jaskier gets another stupid idea in his head again, she'll at least do her best to reassure him as much as feels reasonably safe.
To his question about Geralt, Ciri nods. As they pull away from one another to a comfortable distance, she rearranges herself on the edge of the bed with her closer knee tucked up beneath her again, facing him now with looser shoulders and a less frayed expression for the first time in days. ]
He knows. All of it.
[ She hesitates again, then. It's a bit of a snag she hadn't expected, how much Jaskier dislikes Yennefer right now. ]
...so does Yennefer. It's- I think it's why she stayed in Thorne.
[ Perhaps not all of it. Ciri's sure she has her own reasons (ambitions) but she knows it had certainly influenced her decision, and Geralt's decision to bring them here. She really hadn't meant to keep it from Jaskier so long on purpose, but it feels empty now to say that she'd simply... wanted to forget, wanted to get distracted, just for a little while. ]
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But that is too heavy to say now, and Ciri suspects he understands. So she only nods, lets out a breathy noise that might be an attempt at a laugh, and scrubs the edges of her sleeves over her face. She's not wearing makeup today, at least. ]
I'll do my best. There are no others I'm aware of. And... if you have questions, I will do my best to answer where I can. [ Some things, she may not be able to speak on. She's still hesitant, and she knows Geralt is too. About their... future. About how everything might or might not still be as it should back on the Continent. But if Jaskier gets another stupid idea in his head again, she'll at least do her best to reassure him as much as feels reasonably safe.
To his question about Geralt, Ciri nods. As they pull away from one another to a comfortable distance, she rearranges herself on the edge of the bed with her closer knee tucked up beneath her again, facing him now with looser shoulders and a less frayed expression for the first time in days. ]
He knows. All of it.
[ She hesitates again, then. It's a bit of a snag she hadn't expected, how much Jaskier dislikes Yennefer right now. ]
...so does Yennefer. It's- I think it's why she stayed in Thorne.
[ Perhaps not all of it. Ciri's sure she has her own reasons (ambitions) but she knows it had certainly influenced her decision, and Geralt's decision to bring them here. She really hadn't meant to keep it from Jaskier so long on purpose, but it feels empty now to say that she'd simply... wanted to forget, wanted to get distracted, just for a little while. ]