[There is no greater affection that comes from Jaskier, and yet no greater truth. He suspects the fact there are any people who connect Geralt to him on the Continent is because he bloody sing about him, not because Geralt has ever mentioned him, ever, to anyone.]
In similar vein, have you or yours discovered any origin to the rifts? Any way to prevent them in the future? I would be eager to know, should it be possible, but I confess that portals are far from any chaos I have attempted myself. I pay other mages for them.
He started a fight with me at Thanedd to use as a distraction only saying 'follow my lead' as a warning. I may have gotten sucker punched by a witcher, but I was allowed to hit him back, so there was that.
[ A horrible time for everyone, considering afterward, but Istredd will find that one moment quite funny regardless. ]
I believe I've seen the Summoned from the vision in group outings before, but I have yet to meet him. I suspect he's from Solvunn, the area where a sacrifice like that would be accepted. And if it was god-created or by supernatural means, we probably can't stop it. The Solvunn Summoned should be more careful, they're proven to be in an area that reacts to their wishes, such as the gods' appearance the October before last.
We tried everything we could to close them, with our Chaos and with the mages from Thorne, but it seemed it was only closed after the Singularity's actions ... or if it was done by another entity, unknown. Otherwise they might not have closed at all.
[Oh, if only such stories surprised him any more.] The first time I met him, he punched me in the stomach. I'm fairly sure he almost killed me. I did not hit him back.
[All right, he's putting on. He got right back up immediately after. And followed him all the way to Dol Blathanna. It's where such a beautiful story began.]
He's lucky, then. I would love an opportunity to choke him.
I see. It's about as I expected. I investigated several myself, but I'm afraid I saw no way to make it happen. And besides that, I almost died, so. Story of my life. [It's hardly a complaint! That is simply the life of the Continent's greatest bard.] I shall see if the Singularity has anything to say about it... in due time. Considering the issue of, ah, getting to it.
[And, you know, communicating. It could be he hardly means it at all.]
[ That could be suggestive or not, make of it what you will. ]
You almost died? Because of one of the rift monsters? We were in a very precarious situation ourselves, Yenna and myself. We were handling the monster that came from our sphere.
[ The precarious part wasn't solely about the creature. It was about Lucifer having the same arcana and almost murdering everyone while being possessed by its furious mindset. Luckily everyone lived, even the native mages. ]
I'll be going to the Singularity during the Dimming. I went last year. It is a top-secret excursion but I trust you wouldn't declare it to everyone. I am bringing with me someone who has a unique connection to the Singularity. I brought Rhy last year, who has the same. We are hoping to get some kind of communication. I'll let you know if anything of value is shared.
The myria-thing? Right. Geralt's mentioned it, sort of. Ours was a bloody wyvern. Almost burnt me to a crisp with Ciri. Not to mention the invisible demons with Alucard. The mutated wolves with Nadine... now I think about it, I believe I almost died a few times.
[To be fair, he's used to Geralt investigating and handling the monsters.]
Oh, yes, I'm all tight-lipped about the Singularity and everyone's very illegal trips to it. I know of Rhy's connection; we've spoken of it. And I feel something... not similar, but adjacent, perhaps. Perpendicular. I've felt it move through me, so... I admit it's livelier than I thought imaginable, you know. Considering all the monoliths I've known before.
Yes, it was daunting. My partner Lucifer went with us and it shared his arcana, which we didn't know until it appeared and caused some extra trouble. I brought Geralt the head. It sounds like you ended up in several of those fights, that's very brave of you.
It is very alive. It may not like mages and will remind of that when I go, but being there in its presence is a powerful experience. Even at its weakest, it is undefinable. Keeping it safe is of utmost importance to me, as you know from our talk with the others.
[ When he urged caution overturning Thorne's leadership until they could guarantee its safety. ]
Fascinating! I mean, the Arcana bit, not the chaos.
Well, do keep in touch, Istredd, and let me know how it goes. I hardly claim to be a mage and I felt some... well, almost a gentle curiousity from it. Hopefully it stays that way. I don't wish to see any harm come to it, either.
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[There is no greater affection that comes from Jaskier, and yet no greater truth. He suspects the fact there are any people who connect Geralt to him on the Continent is because he bloody sing about him, not because Geralt has ever mentioned him, ever, to anyone.]
In similar vein, have you or yours discovered any origin to the rifts? Any way to prevent them in the future? I would be eager to know, should it be possible, but I confess that portals are far from any chaos I have attempted myself. I pay other mages for them.
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He started a fight with me at Thanedd to use as a distraction only saying 'follow my lead' as a warning. I may have gotten sucker punched by a witcher, but I was allowed to hit him back, so there was that.
[ A horrible time for everyone, considering afterward, but Istredd will find that one moment quite funny regardless. ]
I believe I've seen the Summoned from the vision in group outings before, but I have yet to meet him. I suspect he's from Solvunn, the area where a sacrifice like that would be accepted. And if it was god-created or by supernatural means, we probably can't stop it. The Solvunn Summoned should be more careful, they're proven to be in an area that reacts to their wishes, such as the gods' appearance the October before last.
We tried everything we could to close them, with our Chaos and with the mages from Thorne, but it seemed it was only closed after the Singularity's actions ... or if it was done by another entity, unknown. Otherwise they might not have closed at all.
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[All right, he's putting on. He got right back up immediately after. And followed him all the way to Dol Blathanna. It's where such a beautiful story began.]
He's lucky, then. I would love an opportunity to choke him.
I see. It's about as I expected. I investigated several myself, but I'm afraid I saw no way to make it happen. And besides that, I almost died, so. Story of my life. [It's hardly a complaint! That is simply the life of the Continent's greatest bard.] I shall see if the Singularity has anything to say about it... in due time. Considering the issue of, ah, getting to it.
[And, you know, communicating. It could be he hardly means it at all.]
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[ That could be suggestive or not, make of it what you will. ]
You almost died? Because of one of the rift monsters? We were in a very precarious situation ourselves, Yenna and myself. We were handling the monster that came from our sphere.
[ The precarious part wasn't solely about the creature. It was about Lucifer having the same arcana and almost murdering everyone while being possessed by its furious mindset. Luckily everyone lived, even the native mages. ]
I'll be going to the Singularity during the Dimming. I went last year. It is a top-secret excursion but I trust you wouldn't declare it to everyone. I am bringing with me someone who has a unique connection to the Singularity. I brought Rhy last year, who has the same. We are hoping to get some kind of communication. I'll let you know if anything of value is shared.
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[To be fair, he's used to Geralt investigating and handling the monsters.]
Oh, yes, I'm all tight-lipped about the Singularity and everyone's very illegal trips to it. I know of Rhy's connection; we've spoken of it. And I feel something... not similar, but adjacent, perhaps. Perpendicular. I've felt it move through me, so... I admit it's livelier than I thought imaginable, you know. Considering all the monoliths I've known before.
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It is very alive. It may not like mages and will remind of that when I go, but being there in its presence is a powerful experience. Even at its weakest, it is undefinable. Keeping it safe is of utmost importance to me, as you know from our talk with the others.
[ When he urged caution overturning Thorne's leadership until they could guarantee its safety. ]
think we can wrap here!
Well, do keep in touch, Istredd, and let me know how it goes. I hardly claim to be a mage and I felt some... well, almost a gentle curiousity from it. Hopefully it stays that way. I don't wish to see any harm come to it, either.
Agreed!