Despite how bizarre and unsettling it was, now that Jayce's brain has pieced itself together, he thinks it was probably for the best. Otherwise he might have gotten sick in front of everyone and struggled with a very public panic attack at a time when it would've been both embarrassing and alarming. He really didn't want to do something like that in front of everyone else, Jayce will always care about appearances a little bit.

The grim question is if there will be a Libertas for them to find, and he really has to hope so. Jayce will have to really steel himself for when they go so this doesn't freeze him again, there is no doubt that he will see some things that set him off, but being able to do something helps. They can't do anything now. He still feels that rush of helplessness.

"I know, love, I heard you. I agree."

He did hear it, he heard everything Viktor said, it was just very far away at the time. Jayce feels that instant surge of guilt when he realizes what Viktor just had to deal with, he's always afraid of being a burden. That guilt mixes with the guilt fixed on Jaskier, so it's no wonder his stomach feels uneasy.

"I'm really sorry about what happened, but I'm here now."

Jayce kind of hopes that he doesn't have to talk about it, it's not as if he has the answers. It's something that happened when he was younger and eventually he just stopped. He crosses to the satchel so he can take the books out and put them on the shelf, since thinking about them helped him focus. He avoids looking at Viktor, embarrassed already.

"They won't let us probably until they're sure if it's ground troops as well as an air attack, but there has to be relief work allowed soon."