I know. Feel like an arse if I don't say it out loud.
[And Geralt would call him a fool for thinking so, for saying it. It doesn't matter. He knows without asking Ciri would offer the same; that they would both head off together if they thought the journey was possible.
It is terribly familiar of her, but he can remember the two of them, slumped together. The ease of touch and familiarity. And truthfully, he could use it now; the comforting touch of someone he feels... he can trust. Even if he didn't already like Julie, if Geralt trusts her with his life, that says enough.]
Just bully him. It usually works. [Oh, look. He's found humor again somehow. The relief that's sweeping through him is so overwhelming that, even here, it feels sickening. The drink too heavy in his throat and stomach, churning like he might throw it back up.
All of that work they'd done in trying to find him... and they would never have found him.
He lifts his head with Ciri's comment.] Please. I know he won't do it. [Because he's a stubborn bastard.] And how is he planning on getting back here, anyway? If he's that hurt, he's not riding. Don't tell me you've... you've got some kind of those portals. You've a mage?
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[And Geralt would call him a fool for thinking so, for saying it. It doesn't matter. He knows without asking Ciri would offer the same; that they would both head off together if they thought the journey was possible.
It is terribly familiar of her, but he can remember the two of them, slumped together. The ease of touch and familiarity. And truthfully, he could use it now; the comforting touch of someone he feels... he can trust. Even if he didn't already like Julie, if Geralt trusts her with his life, that says enough.]
Just bully him. It usually works. [Oh, look. He's found humor again somehow. The relief that's sweeping through him is so overwhelming that, even here, it feels sickening. The drink too heavy in his throat and stomach, churning like he might throw it back up.
All of that work they'd done in trying to find him... and they would never have found him.
He lifts his head with Ciri's comment.] Please. I know he won't do it. [Because he's a stubborn bastard.] And how is he planning on getting back here, anyway? If he's that hurt, he's not riding. Don't tell me you've... you've got some kind of those portals. You've a mage?