[ Mm. Well. Regrets abound, isn't that how it goes in his life? But Ciri is here, at least. Safe, and years later, he doesn't seem to have fucked it up so terribly if she...still thinks of him as she does. Her family.
He still sleeps like shit. Just a bit less so, depending on what's on his mind. Lately he's taken to watching the stars, but their trip so far has perhaps been the calmest of all his nights.
A hint of a curl lifts his lips: wry, contemplative. ] It does make me happy when the beast chews your toes.
[ He's deflecting, but not as harshly as he might've once. Call it an improvement. He'll always be an old dog, too set in his ways, and yet—he isn't unaware he's changed. Isn't unaware he's...different. Peace and contentment remain things he doesn't know how to want for himself. Not in the way Jaskier means. For him, he finds his peace in a quiet day where nothing has gone awry, in the satisfaction of a simple hunt where he's paid without fuss and can have a drink afterwards without being hassled.
He sees a future in Ciri, though. Not for him, but for her. And that's new. It's more than he's ever had in years. Decades.
His expression softens. It's good. It is. ] Been awhile. [ He stokes the fire. ] You've been composing more.
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He still sleeps like shit. Just a bit less so, depending on what's on his mind. Lately he's taken to watching the stars, but their trip so far has perhaps been the calmest of all his nights.
A hint of a curl lifts his lips: wry, contemplative. ] It does make me happy when the beast chews your toes.
[ He's deflecting, but not as harshly as he might've once. Call it an improvement. He'll always be an old dog, too set in his ways, and yet—he isn't unaware he's changed. Isn't unaware he's...different. Peace and contentment remain things he doesn't know how to want for himself. Not in the way Jaskier means. For him, he finds his peace in a quiet day where nothing has gone awry, in the satisfaction of a simple hunt where he's paid without fuss and can have a drink afterwards without being hassled.
He sees a future in Ciri, though. Not for him, but for her. And that's new. It's more than he's ever had in years. Decades.
His expression softens. It's good. It is. ] Been awhile. [ He stokes the fire. ] You've been composing more.