"Sick from an illness here? That is surprising. I suppose that means it is most of the Summoned, not all of them in that case." Perhaps there is no perfect formula then. It is rare to be one hundred percent anything correctly, no matter how much he'd like it to be that clear.

"I would have said it unlikely any of us were to die here, that we are protected in a way by our unique status, but Nero's loss proved otherwise." Istredd hasn't forgotten about Nero. They didn't always get along, to say the least, but his last memory of the man is a good one. They worked together on the island and seemed to make some kind of peace. He doesn't grieve the way his true loved ones did, but he does regret.

And he realizes a moment later that might bring up bad feelings for Ciri considering she was close with Nero. He inwardly slaps himself for being imprudent.

"Apologies, I didn't mean to remind you." Technically Nero saved Istredd from Ciri in the Pit. A weird connection they all shared, along with the rest of the Pit. But Ciri knows by now that Istredd's just awkward. He talks too much and thinks too much, especially with her, who he gets nervous around.