[ He can admit a part of him felt the same. There was some comfort in knowing that nothing would ever change...and yet, that was also why he found the dream so unsettling. It wasn't natural. ]

You know, the Continent believed Ciri was their saviour. She would..ascend the throne or begin a new era or whatever horseshit they hoped to have from her. But regardless of a prophecy's truth, the world will go on without her, and it will go on without you. If you want to stay here, then stay here.

[ There was a time Ciri felt the same duty, and Geralt would have stood by her had she persisted. But now that she no longer wishes for it any longer, he is perfectly content to let the Continent sort itself out without any of them there. Perhaps another will step in her place. He isn't sure. He has simply chosen to not to look back. ]