[ He peers at her. Worse? Worse how? Geralt absorbs that, then sets it aside to ask another time, if he needs to. Or perhaps Ciri will add more later on her own. ]

You shouldn't have to do it alone. [ He hasn't got the grasp on more complicated, more powerful, magic that Yennefer has. But he isn't without a form of magical training. They'd tried it, when he first brought Ciri to Kaer Morhen. Witcher Signs. She couldn't cast them then, but it was early in—before she demonstrated what she could do with the portals. With the monoliths. More than that, in Abraxas, magic is so strengthened that even Jaskier can access it. Combined with the practice Ciri has had since through Yennefer...what if that's changed? What if she can grasp a Sign now? ]

When we started training, the first thing I taught you was the simplest form. There's nothing simpler than a Witcher's Sign. [ Perhaps other spells, even basic ones, have the potential to grow too powerful in this world for her to control. But Signs are different. By design, they are not made to be powerful. Their purpose is for practical application in combat. And that's something Ciri knows well. ] We could try again.