[ He blinks. Somehow, that question catches him off guard. It isn't that he doesn't care what happened. He's close to the three injured. Jaskier spent a week recovering; Yennefer longer. But it'd been about politics. A catalyst for war. It almost didn't matter who was responsible because to him, the point isn't who did it or why. It's that it happened at all.

The dam's broken. It's too fucking late to undo the flood. Even should they uncover the truth, then what? Will Libertas forgive Thorne's hasty decision to burn their city to the ground? Will Thorne forgive the Free Cities for a starved winter? ]

I don't know. [ His brows furrow. ] They protected Thorne's people from harm even while intervening. If they've decided to instigate bloodshed, I couldn't tell you why.

[ Does he trust Oliver? No. It's more that—nothing quite adds up. They're missing too much. ]

The castle was also compromised. What's Thorne said about that?

[ That had to be someone on it inside. Or someone powerful enough to get in and out without been seen. ]