[ His head tilts. That's new. Not surprising, but new. The truth is, his experience in the dungeons wasn't awful. Not the first time. He's been held in worse conditions. Thorne's formal policies appear to be one thing. The decisions of the queen is—something else.
He pauses. This is information he's shared with almost no one. He's been uncertain what use it even is. ]
Queen Ellya once sent guards to retrieve a prisoner. I spoke to the girl after. She said—the Queen conducted an experiment using her. It resulted in a man's death.
[ Which leads him to— ]
They weren't seeking contact. The Queen had...certain ambitions. I'm lucky I heal fast. [ He's skirting, a little, the reasons why he was captured. Even now, Yennefer's position is precarious. And he didn't earn those scars for nothing. ] If you ask me, Thorne has not changed. Not while she sits on the throne.
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He pauses. This is information he's shared with almost no one. He's been uncertain what use it even is. ]
Queen Ellya once sent guards to retrieve a prisoner. I spoke to the girl after. She said—the Queen conducted an experiment using her. It resulted in a man's death.
[ Which leads him to— ]
They weren't seeking contact. The Queen had...certain ambitions. I'm lucky I heal fast. [ He's skirting, a little, the reasons why he was captured. Even now, Yennefer's position is precarious. And he didn't earn those scars for nothing. ] If you ask me, Thorne has not changed. Not while she sits on the throne.