[ Yes, Thancred has heard the name. Himeka had told him about this incident back when they first met up at the summit, though not every detail. It hadn't felt safe to speak openly then. He straightens in his saddle, the only sign of any shock he feels as Stephen adds the missing details.

They'd experimented on that young girl, one who Himeka had taken under her wing. They'd tried to shift her connection to the Singularity to someone else. And apparently it had failed. ]

I hadn't heard the full story, but I was aware of it, yes. I know she was also involved in arranging a means of escape for those other Summoned who had been locked up by Thorne.

[ It spoke of a great strength, especially in one so young. It's how Himeka and Estinien had been able to escape to Solvunn, along with countless others who had either gone to the settlements or the Free Cities. Not Yennefer, though. She'd opted to stay.

Because of this Relena, and what had happened to her? Did Yennefer want to get to the bottom of what the Queen had planned, or did she want to ensure such a thing was never done again? Thancred watches her, even as he brings his horse into a slower trot so that he can dismount. They're just about at the spot where they need to set up the device. ]