[ For a moment, he's quiet. He isn't certain if she means if he one day vanishes, too, or if she's thinking about how many of them have a home they want to return to. The first is not in any of their control, but the latter he's been mulling over for awhile. Ever since he remembers...further, he's only grown more certain. ]
I don't expect I can leave. [ He watches her carefully. It's the first time he's said it out loud; he isn't saying it lightly, either. ] I have something important here.
[ He can't speak for Jaskier—that is a choice Jaskier will need to make, if one ever exists to be made—but for him, for Ciri at least. He's realized this world is the first where she isn't running. She's walked through many, she's told him, and she's been pursued through each. Except this one. Ciri still believes going back is a desire Geralt holds deep down. He hasn't told her yet. She'll be conflicted. He hasn't told anyone other than Julie: that even if the doors can be opened, he may not go through them.
Though in truth, the matter is layered. There's also the fact that Ciri remains a possible key to opening any door. It doesn't matter that her Elder Blood is sealed here or that her magic is unpredictable at best. He already knows that if word ever surfaces, some of the summoned will look to try to use her. And that's not something he ever wants happening. ]
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I don't expect I can leave. [ He watches her carefully. It's the first time he's said it out loud; he isn't saying it lightly, either. ] I have something important here.
[ He can't speak for Jaskier—that is a choice Jaskier will need to make, if one ever exists to be made—but for him, for Ciri at least. He's realized this world is the first where she isn't running. She's walked through many, she's told him, and she's been pursued through each. Except this one. Ciri still believes going back is a desire Geralt holds deep down. He hasn't told her yet. She'll be conflicted. He hasn't told anyone other than Julie: that even if the doors can be opened, he may not go through them.
Though in truth, the matter is layered. There's also the fact that Ciri remains a possible key to opening any door. It doesn't matter that her Elder Blood is sealed here or that her magic is unpredictable at best. He already knows that if word ever surfaces, some of the summoned will look to try to use her. And that's not something he ever wants happening. ]