[ it does not come as any sort of surprise that they both would have others to tell them of earlier events. there were still a number of summoned who have been here since the beginning, though the number did seem to keep dwindling as time went on. without really trying to, she thinks of jaskier and geralt, of their few close related summoned who remained.
she's thankful, in a way, that they at least know the basics. that she doesn't have to go that far, with her explanations. as they come close to the spot they have left to set up the final device, yennefer continues, the flippancy to her tone a bit forced. ]
That had been only a couple of months since the Summoned had first arrived- already, the Queen was undergoing experiments, proving that her loyalty has always been, and will always be, her people over us. [ they continue to slow, their horses moving from the trot to a walk. yennefer considers, for a brief moment, exactly what all she wants to say. what she is trying to say, that she had so obviously failed to communicate to geralt just a few weeks prior. she takes a breath. ]
The other factions have their own ideas of the Singularity and how to treat the Summoned, yes, but Thorne at present is the only one who is motivated to study, to use it and us as a tool. Queen Ellya has already proven that the Singularity, and the Summoned's direct connection to it, is of interest to her. And, at present, she is the one with the most power and capability to do something with that interest, whether it's at the expense of her own people, or us. [ power. that is what it comes down to, isn't it? the power that she has. the influence she holds onto. how her hands reach across borders, across the continent, in a variety of ways.
they come to a stop, finally, and yennefer gets down off her horse. she could continue, if she wanted to - about the theories she has, the fears she harbors, the half-truths of why she'd chosen to remain in thorne twice now. twice. even, as they both can put together, at great risk. ]
I- [ i have others who i care about. but even then the words get caught. this is harder than she imagined, and for a brief moment yennefer just. pauses. ]
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she's thankful, in a way, that they at least know the basics. that she doesn't have to go that far, with her explanations. as they come close to the spot they have left to set up the final device, yennefer continues, the flippancy to her tone a bit forced. ]
That had been only a couple of months since the Summoned had first arrived- already, the Queen was undergoing experiments, proving that her loyalty has always been, and will always be, her people over us. [ they continue to slow, their horses moving from the trot to a walk. yennefer considers, for a brief moment, exactly what all she wants to say. what she is trying to say, that she had so obviously failed to communicate to geralt just a few weeks prior. she takes a breath. ]
The other factions have their own ideas of the Singularity and how to treat the Summoned, yes, but Thorne at present is the only one who is motivated to study, to use it and us as a tool. Queen Ellya has already proven that the Singularity, and the Summoned's direct connection to it, is of interest to her. And, at present, she is the one with the most power and capability to do something with that interest, whether it's at the expense of her own people, or us. [ power. that is what it comes down to, isn't it? the power that she has. the influence she holds onto. how her hands reach across borders, across the continent, in a variety of ways.
they come to a stop, finally, and yennefer gets down off her horse. she could continue, if she wanted to - about the theories she has, the fears she harbors, the half-truths of why she'd chosen to remain in thorne twice now. twice. even, as they both can put together, at great risk. ]
I- [ i have others who i care about. but even then the words get caught. this is harder than she imagined, and for a brief moment yennefer just. pauses. ]