[ she makes a soft noise at that, a kind of hmm - like she both can't quite believe it's been that long, but also no time at all. the last few months have blurred for her, a mixture of holding her position in the castle among the ever-changing tensions and physically allowing herself the time to heal.

still, it's something she's nearly lost track of. she makes a mental note to keep a better watch on that before shaking her head, shifting back to the conversation. ] Back when Ambrose had been the only one with the magic to Summon, just about half the people he pulled through he deemed mistakes. It was only after pressure from other sources that he stopped throwing Summoned in the dungeon, and it was not because his technique suddenly improved. They're looking for bodies, more than they're picking and choosing skill sets.

[ can she shit on ambrose even more in this conversation? if given the chance, she absolutely will.

but in this next bit her eyes are back on kyle, one brow arched. the keys lost he says, the ones who held the knowledge were annihilated. there is something there that yennefer can't quite pick out, but she watches all the same. ]

Gates and keys can be remade. It's the process that is more difficult, but not impossible, to rediscover. Have you had any luck with the Thorean portals?