Hm? [ Another flat note lingers in the air. So she's gotten his attention already. That was faster than she'd hoped for. Good.
It would be truly a new level of alarming if Jaskier didn't even notice a poorly tuned lute. ]
A little. [ She lies. While she could probably muddle through on her own well enough, the goal is to get Jaskier thinking about something else. ]
You have a better ear than I. Will you come help?
[ How many times did they do this, in the centuries that didn't happen? Did they sit together, talking about music? Did he teach her more? Did she care at all after a time?
Ciri can't remember, but she catches herself trying. Forces herself to stop.
No more getting lost in the muddled half-memories of a lifetime that wasn't real. This is the truth, here and now. The smooth wood beneath her hands, the cushion beneath her, the cool stone floor on her bare feet half off the edge of the rug. Home. With the people who make it so. ]
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It would be truly a new level of alarming if Jaskier didn't even notice a poorly tuned lute. ]
A little. [ She lies. While she could probably muddle through on her own well enough, the goal is to get Jaskier thinking about something else. ]
You have a better ear than I. Will you come help?
[ How many times did they do this, in the centuries that didn't happen? Did they sit together, talking about music? Did he teach her more? Did she care at all after a time?
Ciri can't remember, but she catches herself trying. Forces herself to stop.
No more getting lost in the muddled half-memories of a lifetime that wasn't real. This is the truth, here and now. The smooth wood beneath her hands, the cushion beneath her, the cool stone floor on her bare feet half off the edge of the rug. Home. With the people who make it so. ]