[Alice notices immediately how Jaskier tenses up, and she instantly feels a bit guilty for bringing the subject up at all. However, it's out there now and there's nothing to do but press forward with it. Not telling him would be crueler at this point--he's seen enough and has an active enough imagination that he'd likely imagine something far worse than the reality of it.

With a deep breath, she begins.]

When I arrived here, Jaskier, I was mere moments from death. Yuri and Karin both confirmed that I did die, being from a later time than me. Zurich is... it's where most of my mother's family is, and it's where Yuri buried me.

[Might as well get the big bombshell out of the way first. There's no point in burying the lede.]

It was a curse that killed me. One I took on willingly, to save Yuri's soul. We had hoped to find a way to break it, but... [Her voice trails off--clearly, that didn't happen. She's quiet for several moments before she speaks up again.]

I don't regret it. I would do it again, if I had the chance. Yuri is my first, truest love, and he deserves to live and be freed from his demons. It was an awful sight, seeing him trapped within himself and waiting to die. [Her voice cracks, ever so slightly.] I couldn't let that be how it ended for him.

And I've been so, so blessed to be here and have a little bit longer to live and be happy. But in moments like this, it's hard not to think about the fact that once I leave here... it's over.

[With that, she allows her gaze to fall away from Jaskier's.]

I'm sorry. I've wanted to tell you, but... it never seemed like the right time to. It still doesn't.