I know. I've got no explanation, either. [ She had it, before he arrived. He can't imagine she'd have had time to obtain it in the hours that passed before Kylo came to him and there are simpler methods to signify her trust in another than his medallion. He knows Yennefer could not have made something like this. Not replicated so precisely, down to the etched runes at the back. Someone must've helped her. But who would have? Or why would she have asked, even long before he showed up in Thorne as he was?
(Has she thought of him, this entire time? Had she hoped to see him again?)
He takes in Ciri's reply, quiet. He feels like a lot has left his mind lately. Even Roach. He'd been so focused on surviving. Now that he's back, trying to catch up, trying to remember that there's shit still happening here around them, even apart from Yen and Thorne and royals—it's been a struggle, to keep himself present. ]
Good. She'll be taking care of her for a bit. [ He pauses. Ciri's likely aware of what he's got in mind, but he feels the need to say it nonetheless. ] I'll be staying here. Until...
[ Until. He isn't sure when. It's hard to say. All he knows is that he doesn't want to be surrounded by so many people in such tight quarters while he's working things out on his own. ]
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(Has she thought of him, this entire time? Had she hoped to see him again?)
He takes in Ciri's reply, quiet. He feels like a lot has left his mind lately. Even Roach. He'd been so focused on surviving. Now that he's back, trying to catch up, trying to remember that there's shit still happening here around them, even apart from Yen and Thorne and royals—it's been a struggle, to keep himself present. ]
Good. She'll be taking care of her for a bit. [ He pauses. Ciri's likely aware of what he's got in mind, but he feels the need to say it nonetheless. ] I'll be staying here. Until...
[ Until. He isn't sure when. It's hard to say. All he knows is that he doesn't want to be surrounded by so many people in such tight quarters while he's working things out on his own. ]