[ As Dean stands, so does Geralt. He joins him on the hood of the car, the metal cool to the touch.
He had the same thoughts. When he first found the limb, he went to see Sam at once. What if it was a sign of active experimentation? (What if they had taken children?) When they realized the facility was abandoned, Geralt let it be. At the time, he was especially unwillingly to put Ciri at risk or awaken something best left untouched.
That was before they found a full specimen wandering the desert.
He sighs at the dusty ground and folds his arms across his chest. It strikes close to home. Experiments and mutations. ]
Back on the Continent, I stumbled across something. Young girls chosen for their resemblance to Ciri, disfigured into grotesque horrors. Their minds toyed with. I had the choice to leave it alone. Stay in hiding with Ciri. I couldn't. So I went to stop it.
[ Deep into the belly of the beast. ]
I lost Ciri that night. Nearly lost myself. But I don't regret saving more of those girls from the same fate.
[ There's a lot he'd have done differently, but not that. No matter how often he reflects on what happened, he can't imagine a scenario where he'd have turned his back on what he saw at Vuilpanne.
He glances over. A year ago, his advice may have been otherwise. Things have changed. So has he. ] You already know your answer. Just be careful.
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He had the same thoughts. When he first found the limb, he went to see Sam at once. What if it was a sign of active experimentation? (What if they had taken children?) When they realized the facility was abandoned, Geralt let it be. At the time, he was especially unwillingly to put Ciri at risk or awaken something best left untouched.
That was before they found a full specimen wandering the desert.
He sighs at the dusty ground and folds his arms across his chest. It strikes close to home. Experiments and mutations. ]
Back on the Continent, I stumbled across something. Young girls chosen for their resemblance to Ciri, disfigured into grotesque horrors. Their minds toyed with. I had the choice to leave it alone. Stay in hiding with Ciri. I couldn't. So I went to stop it.
[ Deep into the belly of the beast. ]
I lost Ciri that night. Nearly lost myself. But I don't regret saving more of those girls from the same fate.
[ There's a lot he'd have done differently, but not that. No matter how often he reflects on what happened, he can't imagine a scenario where he'd have turned his back on what he saw at Vuilpanne.
He glances over. A year ago, his advice may have been otherwise. Things have changed. So has he. ] You already know your answer. Just be careful.