[ It comes off, with effort and a sharp pain that lights up the left half of his body. Last time she took off his shirt was far more pleasant. He only looks at her like he's got an argument for that except he's not exactly functioning well enough to present it. Which is perhaps several points docked in his favour in and of itself.
He relents without much convincing required. She's right. He knows that. He doesn't need a week, but he does need at least a night or so. It's just. More than he expects out of someone, a fact that's got nothing to do with Julie and everything to do with him. He can count on one hand the number of people he can show up at their door who will grant him aid without question. And for each of those people, it takes him a long time to quietly accept.
His answer comes with a delay that's not his usual silence, but a clear effort to bring his focus back to her. ] I didn't. They looked for me. Outside Cadens.
[ He isn't hard to find if someone's seeking him: he stands out, there's no changing that. Maybe he should've expected to be a target sooner or later. (Maybe Yennefer should've fucking warned him what the hell she was doing with the Queen over in Thorne.) ]
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He relents without much convincing required. She's right. He knows that. He doesn't need a week, but he does need at least a night or so. It's just. More than he expects out of someone, a fact that's got nothing to do with Julie and everything to do with him. He can count on one hand the number of people he can show up at their door who will grant him aid without question. And for each of those people, it takes him a long time to quietly accept.
His answer comes with a delay that's not his usual silence, but a clear effort to bring his focus back to her. ] I didn't. They looked for me. Outside Cadens.
[ He isn't hard to find if someone's seeking him: he stands out, there's no changing that. Maybe he should've expected to be a target sooner or later. (Maybe Yennefer should've fucking warned him what the hell she was doing with the Queen over in Thorne.) ]