[ He frowns. His message was perfectly clear. It contained a single explicit instruction. Where's the confusion? (Beyond the utter dearth of detail or reassurance.) Besides— ] I wasn't expecting to make it out.
[ Never let it be said he lacks efficiency, last words included. The comment is made offhand, as though it's just something which happens now and again, these occasions where he's certain he's well and truly fucked. What's important is that he—isn't. It leaves a fresh set of problems on his hands, that he's sort of clawed his way this far and now hasn't got a clue what's waiting for him if he reaches the city gates as planned, or if the portal will even take him to the right place, but Geralt has long perfected the art of compartmentalizing. He will get the blood and dirt out of his hair. Everything else can wait.
Lye is all he knows, so he expects the unpleasant harshness when it trickles over the healing cuts. He ignores the burn, works the crusted blood out from under where his nails have torn. He wants to ask if Ciri sounded...all right. As if the answer isn't obvious. He knows she'll be upset he chose not to reach her directly. (It can wait.) ]
What amount of rest does a drink qualify for? [ Just asking. ]
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[ Never let it be said he lacks efficiency, last words included. The comment is made offhand, as though it's just something which happens now and again, these occasions where he's certain he's well and truly fucked. What's important is that he—isn't. It leaves a fresh set of problems on his hands, that he's sort of clawed his way this far and now hasn't got a clue what's waiting for him if he reaches the city gates as planned, or if the portal will even take him to the right place, but Geralt has long perfected the art of compartmentalizing. He will get the blood and dirt out of his hair. Everything else can wait.
Lye is all he knows, so he expects the unpleasant harshness when it trickles over the healing cuts. He ignores the burn, works the crusted blood out from under where his nails have torn. He wants to ask if Ciri sounded...all right. As if the answer isn't obvious. He knows she'll be upset he chose not to reach her directly. (It can wait.) ]
What amount of rest does a drink qualify for? [ Just asking. ]