[ He can see the moment Julie puts it together. How it all fits. He's still coming to grips with it himself. It isn't even Ciri's place in his life and his in hers that trips him. He's started to accept that some time ago, as they laid their roots in this world together. But the memories he now holds, what he feels, they merge in a way that's difficult to untangle. Layered over each other. He remembers meeting Ciri for the first time, twice. He remembers watching her train for the first time, twice.
He remembers understanding exactly what she means to him, twice. ]
For the moment. I intend to keep it so. [ They can't know what the future brings, but he knows what he's willing to do. What he's already done to protect her. ] Either way, you aren't getting rid of me that easily.
[ Worse places to wind up in, anyhow. This world may be on the brink of war, but at least it isn't already torn apart by it. At least villages and towns are not being ransacked and burnt to ashes nightly. There's a reason he's avoided those keen on starting conflict, and it isn't because he's got any illusions of peacemaking. It's that he knows full well the cost. And he's tired of watching those important to him pay the price for the ambitions of others. ]
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He remembers understanding exactly what she means to him, twice. ]
For the moment. I intend to keep it so. [ They can't know what the future brings, but he knows what he's willing to do. What he's already done to protect her. ] Either way, you aren't getting rid of me that easily.
[ Worse places to wind up in, anyhow. This world may be on the brink of war, but at least it isn't already torn apart by it. At least villages and towns are not being ransacked and burnt to ashes nightly. There's a reason he's avoided those keen on starting conflict, and it isn't because he's got any illusions of peacemaking. It's that he knows full well the cost. And he's tired of watching those important to him pay the price for the ambitions of others. ]