It's something he's worried about on many nights, especially so soon after releasing Tiamat from her bondage. He'd like to know how she fairs, how the Scions fair, how Aymeric and Ishgard fair. He wishes he could help them. It's all he can do to try to pour everything into helping them from here.

He wishes he had a better idea of where to start. He'd do anything, if only he knew what needed to be done.

Estinien nods his head soberly, though a bit of a smile flickers onto his face at the end. It's nice that Jaskier still wanted to hear it, no matter how unpleasant it could be. He'd like to believe that Nidhogg found some measure of peace in the aetherial sea, or wherever it was that dragons went. It has always felt somehow unfair to him that Nidhogg passed, miserable and desperate, while he was given a chance to live and move on.

"Aye," he says, seeming charmed by Jaskier's take despite the grim thoughts associated with it. "It can certainly be that. I've... been trying to do what you recommended." He almost sounds shy to admit it. His wings spread slightly before folding back in. "To test my bond with his spirit, while here, in a place of safety. 'Tis... getting easier, with time."

It felt somehow appropriate to give Nidhogg that chance to speak through him just now. He's satisfied to have done it. If he can do that, maybe it will be less overwhelming to have him clawing at the back of his mind the next time he ends up in a stressful situation.