[Ciri sounds more like she's convincing herself than anyone else, though Viktor can't exactly blame her. The thought of remaining here for long enough to become what he did is slightly terrifying, even if he can't help but be intrigued by it. It's the remaining here against his will that he finds unbearable, and now that he knows what Ciri can really do, the impasse they're about to encounter becomes increasingly clear.]

No. It can't be our future.

[But he stops before saying that he'll do whatever it takes to ensure it.]

He understands what she's telling him. That she has personal stake in this, and that if he continues he could put her and others in very real danger, as he did in the imagined future.]

I don't want to hurt you. [And that's where this will lead, if he opens the door and those that are after her can finally make their way through. She's telling him he needs to stop, but Viktor can't accept that as an answer.] But if there's a way we can solve it--