[ He tosses the ball back, without getting much more into it. Into exactly why he's still here, doing this, why he isn't retiring as Jaskier has brought up more than once. It isn't a topic he's interested in examining.
He gives a small huff. Sticky and troublesome. None of which are reasons for him, but it's a simple way of looking at it, and maybe Geralt can appreciate that. That there seems to be something inherently uncomplicated in how Julie prefers to view both her world and his. After a second, his gaze shifts. He doesn't quite shrug, but he might as well have. Alone is not what he always is, but it's where he always seems to end up. It amounts to the same thing. ]
It's easier. [ Perhaps she'll know what he means. He can't imagine she's keen on being attached to anyone when they've all died around her—but maybe the opposite's been true. That when there's no one, everyone who's left becomes important. ]
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[ He tosses the ball back, without getting much more into it. Into exactly why he's still here, doing this, why he isn't retiring as Jaskier has brought up more than once. It isn't a topic he's interested in examining.
He gives a small huff. Sticky and troublesome. None of which are reasons for him, but it's a simple way of looking at it, and maybe Geralt can appreciate that. That there seems to be something inherently uncomplicated in how Julie prefers to view both her world and his. After a second, his gaze shifts. He doesn't quite shrug, but he might as well have. Alone is not what he always is, but it's where he always seems to end up. It amounts to the same thing. ]
It's easier. [ Perhaps she'll know what he means. He can't imagine she's keen on being attached to anyone when they've all died around her—but maybe the opposite's been true. That when there's no one, everyone who's left becomes important. ]