[He should have expected some mention of her to cause a reaction, but he'd brought it up without much thought in it. However, he can read Geralt's expression, as subtle as it is.
He should let it go, but. Those memories are important to him.]
I don't mean because of what she... what she tried to do. I was thinking of the first time I saw her again, in Oxenfurt. I never thought I would see her so frightened. And, frankly, stinky. [What? It sticks with him.] I know what being powerless feels like. But I know the good one can do with power, too.
[And now he feels he does good with it. He can no longer be the Sandpiper, but he can be many things to other people. He can feed them should they grow hungry. He can create life in places devoid of it. And he can send Yennefer a friend when she may have no one else, who sings to her sweet songs and follows her so she is not alone.
He can give Sam a companion that reminds him of home.
No, he cannot imagine being without it again. That is why he trains, why he tempers his emotions from ever letting them swallow his powers again.
Jaskier releases a breath, fond.] Always the optimist, my friend. [He gives him a nudge.] And what do you choose to do next? I'm not against future excursions, of course, and I may need your assistance in my future tour to Libertas, but... beyond that, what will the great White Wolf do to keep himself occupied?
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He should let it go, but. Those memories are important to him.]
I don't mean because of what she... what she tried to do. I was thinking of the first time I saw her again, in Oxenfurt. I never thought I would see her so frightened. And, frankly, stinky. [What? It sticks with him.] I know what being powerless feels like. But I know the good one can do with power, too.
[And now he feels he does good with it. He can no longer be the Sandpiper, but he can be many things to other people. He can feed them should they grow hungry. He can create life in places devoid of it. And he can send Yennefer a friend when she may have no one else, who sings to her sweet songs and follows her so she is not alone.
He can give Sam a companion that reminds him of home.
No, he cannot imagine being without it again. That is why he trains, why he tempers his emotions from ever letting them swallow his powers again.
Jaskier releases a breath, fond.] Always the optimist, my friend. [He gives him a nudge.] And what do you choose to do next? I'm not against future excursions, of course, and I may need your assistance in my future tour to Libertas, but... beyond that, what will the great White Wolf do to keep himself occupied?