[ She is not a young girl any longer, no. Unlike Dean, Geralt does not consider her one. He's accepted she grew up. She can more than take care of herself. More than keeping her safe through his hands, he'd wanted that for her: that she learn to trust in her own strength. He won't always be here to protect her. There's no changing that reality.
But though she may not be a child, she is still his child. ]
She was fleeing when I found her. [ Dean's indignation is met with a shrug of a shoulder. That's how things are. Kingdoms will either want her for a marriage or they want her dead to get her out of the way. Which it is at this point, he doesn't care. He's handing her over to no one. She's not a pawn to be passed around for every bastard's ambition. ] She deserves the choice.
[ And Ciri has made hers. She wants to kill monsters, she wants to be a Witcher. She wants nothing to do with empires or prophecies. She deserves a home, here, where she can stop running for once. He's determined to make one for her.
He brings the bottle to his lips. He studies Dean for a moment. ] If your brother were here—would you do the same?
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But though she may not be a child, she is still his child. ]
She was fleeing when I found her. [ Dean's indignation is met with a shrug of a shoulder. That's how things are. Kingdoms will either want her for a marriage or they want her dead to get her out of the way. Which it is at this point, he doesn't care. He's handing her over to no one. She's not a pawn to be passed around for every bastard's ambition. ] She deserves the choice.
[ And Ciri has made hers. She wants to kill monsters, she wants to be a Witcher. She wants nothing to do with empires or prophecies. She deserves a home, here, where she can stop running for once. He's determined to make one for her.
He brings the bottle to his lips. He studies Dean for a moment. ] If your brother were here—would you do the same?