[ He draws in a breath. Realizes perhaps he needs to start over, that he's said too little too quickly. His eyes flick down to Ciri's hand before looking up at her again. He wonders if he's ever had conversations like this with her before. He must have. Telling her what he knows she does not want to hear. What he doesn't frankly want to say out loud. ]
No. It's not that. We both realized once the mage reached my mind, he might...see the truth about you. She did what she had to.
[ That's what it boils down to. Yennefer had done what she had to. He wants to believe she didn't know. There were a lot of unwanted memories at the surface. And she had not had a lot of time to react. Still, it's—
In any case, he doesn't want Ciri believing Yennefer had...what. Betrayed him? Them? Because it isn't that. He knows it isn't, no matter how the incident makes him feel. She would not have deliberately chosen that memory if she'd had any control over the matter, if it had not been a snap reaction. (Would she?) ]
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No. It's not that. We both realized once the mage reached my mind, he might...see the truth about you. She did what she had to.
[ That's what it boils down to. Yennefer had done what she had to. He wants to believe she didn't know. There were a lot of unwanted memories at the surface. And she had not had a lot of time to react. Still, it's—
In any case, he doesn't want Ciri believing Yennefer had...what. Betrayed him? Them? Because it isn't that. He knows it isn't, no matter how the incident makes him feel. She would not have deliberately chosen that memory if she'd had any control over the matter, if it had not been a snap reaction. (Would she?) ]