I am many things, dear husband. Adorable has never been one of them. And I'll remember that next time you feel insecure about not being invited to perform at a ball.
[ whether it be his intention or not, there is something almost comforting in the reminder - of his ego, of how they can change so much and yet certain things will always remain.
and he isn't wrong - she feels better, knowing ellya dead. for all that she wishes she could have been part of it, could have had a hand in it, but the end result is the same.
perhaps it leaves them with less knowledge, less awareness of what will come of this change. but yennefer can't help but feel relieved, in some way. at least now she won't feel responsible each time the crown chooses to act. but that relief has very little time to settle, given her present circumstances. given the unpredictable nature of what's ahead. ]
At present I'm not sure where I will spend my next meal, let alone if it will have access to a portal. And given that Ambrose has declined to open one for us and has instead chosen to take to the mountainside on horseback, he will (again) be of little help. I will see what we might have access to, though. I would like to see everyone in person. I'm growing tired of the necessity of these magics.
[ it is not lost on her, jaskier's mention of geralt. there is a part of her that has not yet unravelled, and she's not certain will, until she can be certain of their safety - geralt's, ciri's, jaskier's. ]
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and he isn't wrong - she feels better, knowing ellya dead. for all that she wishes she could have been part of it, could have had a hand in it, but the end result is the same.
perhaps it leaves them with less knowledge, less awareness of what will come of this change. but yennefer can't help but feel relieved, in some way. at least now she won't feel responsible each time the crown chooses to act. but that relief has very little time to settle, given her present circumstances. given the unpredictable nature of what's ahead. ] [ it is not lost on her, jaskier's mention of geralt. there is a part of her that has not yet unravelled, and she's not certain will, until she can be certain of their safety - geralt's, ciri's, jaskier's. ]