[ CLOSED ] tell them that the villains on my list

[wiedzminka]

Who: Ciri, Jaskier, and others
What: Geralt has gone missing. Ciri and Jaskier are on the case.
Where: Around Cadens, the desert outside it, perhaps the other Free Cities; possibly Horizon and Network
When: Mid-November
Warnings: violence, gore, dismemberment

If you'd like to plot out a thread, please PM Ciri or Jaskier's journals, or catch us on Plurk at belleteyn and scathefire respectively!

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[wiedzminka]

It's plenty, Rinwell. Thank you.

[ One less thing to worry about. It's good that Rinwell will be here, for Roach and to take care of the rooms if needed. To be here, just in case--

And a reason to come back, too. That is also something. ]

You'll find something. As a mage, are you any good at alchemy? Magic may not be a widespread practice among most here, but apothecaries and alchemists are always needed, even in a city like this. I know one or two who may be looking for an apprentice.

[ Though she has no idea if Rinwell is even interested in something like that. ]

[rinwell]

You're welcome.. After you three took me in, it's the very least I can do.

[ She knows better than anyone what it is to lose those you are close to; here's hoping she's not left alone for too long, or the mageling might have to learn to ride the hard way and take Roach to find you all! ]

What is alchemy? [there's such genuine puzzlement in her voice] And why would a mage know it?

[ Perhaps it's a different worlds thing. Or, perhaps, it's more knowledge lost to time after the Renan invasion of Dahna. The thought of an apprenticeship isn't entirely unwelcome, particularly if it gives her a new skill...And some coin she can contribute as well. ]

[wiedzminka]

You shouldn't be alone out here. [ Ciri tells her quietly, firmly. ] Not that you couldn't... handle it. I know you are strong. But just because you can face something alone does not mean it's better that way.

[ Allies and friends to rely on ease the burden, even in times they can't help carry it. Rinwell had been all alone in this world; and for once, Ciri actually had the people she'd been searching for around her. It had never been a question. When she came home to find Rinwell asleep on their sofa after the wraith attack and they all woke up to eat a groggy meal together the next day in various states of exhaustion mixed with good cheer, the girl had become part of their little group as easily as that.

The question about alchemy makes her blink. Ciri is pulled out of her thoughts to consider this, having thought alchemy a concept present in most worlds, if not all. ]

Potion-making. Sometimes, there are spellwork components or items used of a magical nature. But one does not have to be a mage to be an alchemist. I simply thought, since mages are in short supply in Cadens, some potion makers might appreciate the extra set of skills.

[ There are various shops with all different methods, after all. Some are 'strictly science' (though magic is also just as much science as chaos, Yennefer had taught her, and so Ciri thinks that is a silly way to distinguish), but others are more open to working with magic users. Ciri is pretty sure Rinwell would do well at a job like that. At least it could incorporate something she's passionate about and not bore her. ]