[ What truth. He rests his fingers on the lip of the glass. He told her several truths, really, but he supposes only one of them truly matters. ]
I don't. [ The statement is final, simple. It is not a question of may. He does not. ] I told her as much.
[ He wants to be angry, and he is, but he isn't. Deep down, he just feels hurt. For him, it registers as an almost childish sort of hurt. He's been hurt often from loss, from pain, but this...betrayal from someone he'd trusted is—he only remembers feeling it when he was a boy. When his mother left him and did not look back.
He breathes in, the cool spring air. ] I gave her the jasper before I left.
[ Not Before we parted but Before I left. He left and he isn't certain he will return. He still believes she has something to offer Ciri. Ciri believes in her. Geralt does not owe Yennefer, but he does owe it to Ciri, to try and give her what she needs. And maybe alongside the girl, Yennefer will find her way. Until then, he doesn't want to wait. He does not want to make room in his heart for someone who refuses to be there. ]
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I don't. [ The statement is final, simple. It is not a question of may. He does not. ] I told her as much.
[ He wants to be angry, and he is, but he isn't. Deep down, he just feels hurt. For him, it registers as an almost childish sort of hurt. He's been hurt often from loss, from pain, but this...betrayal from someone he'd trusted is—he only remembers feeling it when he was a boy. When his mother left him and did not look back.
He breathes in, the cool spring air. ] I gave her the jasper before I left.
[ Not Before we parted but Before I left. He left and he isn't certain he will return. He still believes she has something to offer Ciri. Ciri believes in her. Geralt does not owe Yennefer, but he does owe it to Ciri, to try and give her what she needs. And maybe alongside the girl, Yennefer will find her way. Until then, he doesn't want to wait. He does not want to make room in his heart for someone who refuses to be there. ]