[ In all honesty? Geralt can't find a reason to discourage Jaskier from bathing as a bird. It saves room in the tub; there's plenty of space for him to stretch his legs this way. He releases his hair from its cord, a rare act that suggests just how filthy he feels. The grit of sand is much different than blood or dirt, and the steam causes bits of it to clump and stick.
So mostly what they've all discerned, then. Unnatural. How long before the Summoned bear the brunt of the blame in the eyes of the townsfolk? ]
Mm. [ He lathers the soap. ] A warning, more like. I think we were being spoken to.
[ And that's troubling, in and of itself. What does it mean if these entities take a closer interest in them? And why? The Singularity has always been a point of concern, but the gods have been more distant. The last time they made themselves known, it was the Heralds—and those were...hm. It felt like a response.
This does not. This feels like a greeting. A beckoning.
A long silence passes. Then: ] I'm no stranger to forces beyond. But I've not ever been the target.
[ He's only ever been involved in an effort to protect Ciri. Now, it's...it isn't that he wishes for otherwise. Of course not. Only that he isn't meant to be anything of note. He's a Witcher, nothing more. And yet here, on this sphere, he's been marked as not only something different, but almost special. They all have.
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So mostly what they've all discerned, then. Unnatural. How long before the Summoned bear the brunt of the blame in the eyes of the townsfolk? ]
Mm. [ He lathers the soap. ] A warning, more like. I think we were being spoken to.
[ And that's troubling, in and of itself. What does it mean if these entities take a closer interest in them? And why? The Singularity has always been a point of concern, but the gods have been more distant. The last time they made themselves known, it was the Heralds—and those were...hm. It felt like a response.
This does not. This feels like a greeting. A beckoning.
A long silence passes. Then: ] I'm no stranger to forces beyond. But I've not ever been the target.
[ He's only ever been involved in an effort to protect Ciri. Now, it's...it isn't that he wishes for otherwise. Of course not. Only that he isn't meant to be anything of note. He's a Witcher, nothing more. And yet here, on this sphere, he's been marked as not only something different, but almost special. They all have.
He doesn't like the feeling. ]