[ He catches the curl of distaste, the dying flower. That flash of resentment for his sake. And for a moment, he feels it, too, coiling hot inside him before he snuffs it out. Yes. Yennefer was there. They had agreed to place her in Thorne to keep Ciri safe. He does not know whose mistake it was that it'd nearly been undone. Perhaps it was both of theirs, for giving in to each other in that moment out in that yard, out by the portals, even knowing where they were, who'd been watching. They should've known better. He should've known better.
Did she know? He wants to say, she didn't. Because he'd seen it, the fear that flickered in her eyes. He had turned to her, knowing that whatever she had to do would not be pretty. He'd just not expected it to be...that. The doubt lingers. Would she have done that to him? For the girl? (For herself?) Did it matter so long as Ciri remained safe?
His lack of an answer to Jaskier's first question serves as answer enough. ] It worked. I should think.
[ It must've, or Yennefer would've] passed on a different message to him through Kylo in those cells. He can't say himself. He remembers not much after that. Only blood and screams. ]
The mage started to see a figure. [ It is by way of explanation, why Yennefer would have done this. Neither he nor Yennefer have explicitly said why she'd remained in Thorne. It'd seemed...secondary at the time, given that was not the only reason she stayed. He knows, as always, she has her own purpose, her own agenda, but he remains of the belief that Ciri is the priority no matter what. Yennefer is well aware of how important the girl is. But that figure. Geralt knows there can only be one figure that might sit at the forefront of his mind, especially in that moment. ] They can't know about Ciri.
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Did she know? He wants to say, she didn't. Because he'd seen it, the fear that flickered in her eyes. He had turned to her, knowing that whatever she had to do would not be pretty. He'd just not expected it to be...that. The doubt lingers. Would she have done that to him? For the girl? (For herself?) Did it matter so long as Ciri remained safe?
His lack of an answer to Jaskier's first question serves as answer enough. ] It worked. I should think.
[ It must've, or Yennefer would've] passed on a different message to him through Kylo in those cells. He can't say himself. He remembers not much after that. Only blood and screams. ]
The mage started to see a figure. [ It is by way of explanation, why Yennefer would have done this. Neither he nor Yennefer have explicitly said why she'd remained in Thorne. It'd seemed...secondary at the time, given that was not the only reason she stayed. He knows, as always, she has her own purpose, her own agenda, but he remains of the belief that Ciri is the priority no matter what. Yennefer is well aware of how important the girl is. But that figure. Geralt knows there can only be one figure that might sit at the forefront of his mind, especially in that moment. ] They can't know about Ciri.