[ Ciri practically bristles at this news, echoing Jaskier's curse under her breath. Roach nickers, pawing a leg at the ground beneath her, tail flicking anxiously. She can sense the tension, probably -- or she's just as freaked out by the wolf becoming a man as person might be.
Ciri takes a deep breath, trying to settle her nerves so she can settle the horse. ]
Can you tell anything more specific than just... magic? Traces of humans or anything else?
[ Alucard's no mage, not as far as she knows, and Ciri's aware it's a ridiculous question, but the way things are beginning to slot together leaves her desperate. Geralt had been ambushed. Taken. He must have been incapacitated to leave his sword and Roach like that. He'd probably been sleeping, and someone with magic took him by surprise and--
What?
The idea of portals immediately comes to mind, the way it would explain Geralt vanishing from his camp without taking any of his gear. It is an explanation. One that fits uncomfortably well, and leaves Ciri's blood ice in her veins. ]
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Ciri takes a deep breath, trying to settle her nerves so she can settle the horse. ]
Can you tell anything more specific than just... magic? Traces of humans or anything else?
[ Alucard's no mage, not as far as she knows, and Ciri's aware it's a ridiculous question, but the way things are beginning to slot together leaves her desperate. Geralt had been ambushed. Taken. He must have been incapacitated to leave his sword and Roach like that. He'd probably been sleeping, and someone with magic took him by surprise and--
What?
The idea of portals immediately comes to mind, the way it would explain Geralt vanishing from his camp without taking any of his gear. It is an explanation. One that fits uncomfortably well, and leaves Ciri's blood ice in her veins. ]