[ She comes to with a start, a sharp inhale, and almost falls to the ground again, right out of the chair she left her body in a week ago. The room is empty and so quiet, and she begins to tremble even when she tries to stop herself.
Wait, the logical part of her brain says from the corner it's been caged in over the past days. Fifteen minutes and then you can freak out. You can hold out fifteen minutes, Lawry.
It does little to calm her body, but mentally berating herself does occupy her enough to keep her relatively put together until Geralt returns to her.
He sits next to her and she leans into him. Not alone. She can feel the vibration of his voice when he speaks, which is honestly the most reassuring thing -- in the solitude, voices come and go like dreams, equally imaginary and confusing, but they don't feel like real sounds.
Kajal is placed in her lap, and she blinks at him for a moment before she strokes his head. Without thinking about it, she conjures him a strawberry that he immediately begins munching. ]
No. [ She shakes her head a little. ] It's okay. If you stay.
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Wait, the logical part of her brain says from the corner it's been caged in over the past days. Fifteen minutes and then you can freak out. You can hold out fifteen minutes, Lawry.
It does little to calm her body, but mentally berating herself does occupy her enough to keep her relatively put together until Geralt returns to her.
He sits next to her and she leans into him. Not alone. She can feel the vibration of his voice when he speaks, which is honestly the most reassuring thing -- in the solitude, voices come and go like dreams, equally imaginary and confusing, but they don't feel like real sounds.
Kajal is placed in her lap, and she blinks at him for a moment before she strokes his head. Without thinking about it, she conjures him a strawberry that he immediately begins munching. ]
No. [ She shakes her head a little. ] It's okay. If you stay.