[ closed ] out in the desert, late one night.

[falcony]

WHO: sam + geralt
WHEN: late may into june (approximately 3ish weeks)
WHERE: the badlands.
WHAT: geralt found something weird out in the desert, and after running it by a few people, he decided to let sam come along with him to help check it out.
WARNINGS: possible violence, weird science stuff (???), some monsters, also will update with more if necessary.

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[falcony]

[ and sam is appreciative of it. he knows geralt's not saying it to pry, and chances are he won't have anything to follow up with it. but he likes knowing - knowing what is there, what is shared between them. he didn't bring it up like he did with steve, way back when, because there hadn't been a need for the connection. an explanation of how he understood, he knew, because he lost his wingman while serving. but now, with it shared between them, sam knows that geralt understands. knows it without having to say much at all.

yeah he says, and sam's smile lingers. he nods. yeah. yeah.

it is not lost on sam that this is where they started, on where they've ended up. on the tunnels and the visions and the lack of boundaries due to magical interference. sam wishes this hadn't been how they got here, wishes neither of them had to deal with it at all and could have just started out organically. but he also knows that isn't the way life generally works, and he wouldn't change anything about this for the world.

sam is at the point he would have been pretty okay to let the moment fall into companionable silence when geralt speaks up with his not apology, not thanks. for in the end, sam just sort of huffs a laugh. ] Of course. I understand wanting to keep her safe, and if that gets out... [ sam shrugs. ] I guess what I'm saying is that I knew you had it handled. And if I needed to know, you'd let me know. [ a beat, and then sam shifts. gets more comfortable. ] And I don't need to know everything to help.

[gynvael]

[ Has he got it handled? Geralt wants to believe he does. In a sense, he needs to believe he does because experience has taught him nothing is more dangerous than a plague of self-doubt, than hesitating too much for too long because you aren't sure. Nothing in this world is ever for certain. They just make the choices they can in the moment.

Lately, he's started to think perhaps Sam does need to know. If there are ever signs that the Hunt might be a threat, that something else out there is after Ciri—

He'll tell him. Until then, Sam has enough on his mind. He appreciates Sam's help, knows Sam will be there to back him up. But it doesn't mean he wants to take advantage merely because the offer's there. Sam's done a lot for him as it is.

He nods. Settles back. The stars shine against the clear night sky. In theory, they take turns on watch, but Geralt needs less rest than Sam. And he never sleeps well, anyhow. ] Get some sleep.