I would say we shall agree to disagree, but you're simply wrong. And you shall only be more wrong in time, as your skills improve.
Oh, stop! No need for flattery, I'm happy to help you. I think that's a brilliant idea. With my name and your -- unassuming nature -- I'm quite sure we'll find exactly who we're looking for. And I'll be safe to boot.
[That's a very important point considering his last forays into the black market.]
[Haha, if only she knew that he sort of just hid behind boulders and Geralt when things went sour... his silver tongue is honeyed much more than it is poison.
Now who's trying to get out of work?]
What, you want me to grow an apple tree at them? Our potential robbers slash murderers?
[He's only used his magic to help kill people, like, three times!]
To be honest, I have been practicing it for several years... it is rather quick nowadays. I suppose I've -- I've never had an opportunity to attempt to launch a man into the sky by growing a tree. That sounds a bit unhinged, actually.
[He cannot believe he's being dragged into this, but Hilda has this power of persuasion that he can't deny. Because it sounds ridiculous, and a little bit fun.]
I can be persuaded by you, dearest Hilda, but -- do you have someone in mind? Someone who has wronged my already beloved friend?
I'll be honest, I'm suddenly afraid to answer. I'm sure everyone is equally as charmed by you as I am! Surely the only sorts that should make enemies of you are, er, villains in the highest degree.
[She probably will axe him some day. It'll be a pity.]
Of course. It's entirely my pleasure, Hilda. And I'm not saying that out of fear. And -- that wasn't sarcasm. Gods, it's hard to press certain tones through this.
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𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥.
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 - 𝘐'𝘮 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥! 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰. 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦?
[ Because what could possibly go wrong with two Dummies walking into a black market? ]
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I would say we shall agree to disagree, but you're simply wrong. And you shall only be more wrong in time, as your skills improve.
Oh, stop! No need for flattery, I'm happy to help you. I think that's a brilliant idea. With my name and your -- unassuming nature -- I'm quite sure we'll find exactly who we're looking for. And I'll be safe to boot.
[That's a very important point considering his last forays into the black market.]
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[ Or more specifically: she doesn't believe him. ]
𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵! 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 - 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦? 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦?
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I -- er, to be fair, I have never considered myself dangerous, and only one of us has wielded an axe in the presence of the other, so...
[Though worry not. He will peck out many eyes to protect Hilda's honour, if ever needed.]
Though obviously you're safe with me. Just, er, not because of anything I'm doing in particular.
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𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤!
[ Read: She isn't going to be doing all the work if they get into trouble, sir. ]</small.
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Now who's trying to get out of work?]
What, you want me to grow an apple tree at them? Our potential robbers slash murderers?
[He's only used his magic to help kill people, like, three times!]
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...𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦? 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺?
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𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘵. 𝘖𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦.
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I can be persuaded by you, dearest Hilda, but -- do you have someone in mind? Someone who has wronged my already beloved friend?
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𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘤𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘩.
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𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵! 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦, 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘳.
𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐'𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴.
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Of course. It's entirely my pleasure, Hilda. And I'm not saying that out of fear. And -- that wasn't sarcasm. Gods, it's hard to press certain tones through this.