He lets Ciri look him over. She's seen him worse off, he imagines, if she's known him as long as she has, but he's aware it doesn't make this better. There's a reason he'd come to Sam first. She has not, at least, spotted the lashes that mostly lay beneath the bandages on his back nor the lesion that splits right down it. Geralt would prefer to keep it that way.
His head tilts as she leaves, but he's in no shape to chase after her. Geralt does as he's told, returning to his bowl of soup. Food and sleep has helped. He hasn't had much of either lately. When Ciri returns, she'll find him where she left him, stuffing what's remains of the bread into his mouth. ]
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He lets Ciri look him over. She's seen him worse off, he imagines, if she's known him as long as she has, but he's aware it doesn't make this better. There's a reason he'd come to Sam first. She has not, at least, spotted the lashes that mostly lay beneath the bandages on his back nor the lesion that splits right down it. Geralt would prefer to keep it that way.
His head tilts as she leaves, but he's in no shape to chase after her. Geralt does as he's told, returning to his bowl of soup. Food and sleep has helped. He hasn't had much of either lately. When Ciri returns, she'll find him where she left him, stuffing what's remains of the bread into his mouth. ]