[ CATCH-ALL ] i'm allied to the winter

[wiedzminka]

Who: Ciri, Geralt, Rinwell, Jaskier, and others
What: Catch-all for February plans
Where: Cadens, the desert on the road to Aquila, Horizon
When: throughout February
Warnings: will add as needed. probably violence. spoilers for season 2 of the witcher!

Closed headers below, but open for plotting! Hit me up if you'd like a starter. Feel free to PM Ciri's journal or catch me on Plurk at belleteyn

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[wiedzminka]

Hey, don't invite trouble with talk like that.

[ Ciri chides, though it's mostly in jest. She doesn't actually follow any superstition like that-- it's just that trouble tends to find her regardless. By the time Rinwell settles down beside her, Ciri's got a full bowl for her. She hands it over, along with a crust of bread. ]

Hm. Four, by my most optimistic estimate. If we keep moving at this clip. Longer if they want to stop anywhere on the way.

[ There are a few supply outposts and tiny villages (if they can be called that) set up along this main road, since the distance between the actual cities is great and people often travel between them. Someone has to run the inns and taverns, provide lodgings and food for the horses and oxen. ]

Though I think he plans to sell more stock on the way back, after picking up whatever it is he wants from Aquila.

[ Having finished her stew, Ciri sets the bowl aside and leans back, propped against the bags piled behind her. She drinks, then hands the mug to Rinwell in a wordless offer. ]

So. Enjoying the trip so far?

[rinwell]

Not even a little trouble?

[ There's a happy sigh as Rinwell sinks down and accepts the food with an eagerness only born from travel on the road. The bread is immediately torn in half, one part dipped in to enjoy the drippings, while the other half is saved for mopping up when she's done. ]

That's not too bad. The last time I looked at the map, it looked like it might take longer. And it makes sense he'd want to sell on the return journey. I bet a lot of people out this way don't get to see a lot of town goods.

[ It's not long before she's digging into the stew proper, and there's a hasty slurp and nod in response to that latter question.

She's missed this, if she's honest. Something Rinwell never thought she'd feel, and while it's not the family from home who she'd begun to bond with, both Ciri and their escort npcs charges have treated her like an adult who knows what she's doing - and she's needed that. Rinwell hadn't realised how much the knowing smirks of 'adults who knew better' had gotten her feeling down, never mind the shift in attitudes lately towards magic. ]

Yeah. [she swallows her mouthful, then nods enthusiastically.] I'd gotten so used to Cadens, I'd almost forgotten this place is known as the Free Cities for a reason.

[wiedzminka]

[ Ciri laughs, watching her with unmistakable fondness. She settles back, tugging a blanket over her lap and lifting a corner, a wordless invitation if Rinwell wants to scoot closer and get under it too. The temperatures drop quickly in the desert at night. ]

Cadens by itself is so big, it's easy to forget.

I still haven't even been to Libertas. Maybe we should go sometime. If you're not sick of me by then.

[ She teases, nudging Rinwell with her leg. Ciri's never had a sister, but maybe it would feel a little bit like this. ]