[ If it'd been longer than a few days, Geralt's not sure what he might've done. Even having her now, he's still several paces back, nerves strung out like he can't quite bottle everything he's feeling the way he normally can.
His brows draw together, too, as he listens. She's right. It isn't much to go on, and he can't say he was expecting to find any answers out of it. The Horizon is a mysterious force as it is. He doesn't understand it, has largely accepted that it is what it is, that much of it follows almost no rules they can grasp. He hates the unpredictability of it all. ]
You're safe now. [ In the end, that's the most important part. That she's back.
After some minutes, when her heart has calmed a little, he stands. He doesn't let her go, though. His hands stay on her, keeping her close. There's no point in questioning her any further. They can talk about it later. At the moment, he just wants to get her out of here before anything else goes wrong. ]
We should return home. I'll come to you when you wake up. I promise.
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His brows draw together, too, as he listens. She's right. It isn't much to go on, and he can't say he was expecting to find any answers out of it. The Horizon is a mysterious force as it is. He doesn't understand it, has largely accepted that it is what it is, that much of it follows almost no rules they can grasp. He hates the unpredictability of it all. ]
You're safe now. [ In the end, that's the most important part. That she's back.
After some minutes, when her heart has calmed a little, he stands. He doesn't let her go, though. His hands stay on her, keeping her close. There's no point in questioning her any further. They can talk about it later. At the moment, he just wants to get her out of here before anything else goes wrong. ]
We should return home. I'll come to you when you wake up. I promise.