[ His expression flickers when she repeats the same words to him. He flexes his fingers, both to test the bandages wrapped around them and to will his claws to return to normal. It's funny. He's always been concerned with not risking her life. That's never changed, from the start. Over time, he's realized he's not willing to risk her heart, either, and doing both is...
Not always possible. Sometimes he wonders if he makes things worse by trying to. ]
We both do.
[ Maybe something stronger than gin. He gets up to follow her downstairs. As they pass by the liquor cabinet, he takes a bottle out. One of Maria's samples? Whatever it might be, it's good enough.
There's a loaf of bread on the counter that he simply tears a chunk out of, not near in the mood for the refinement that calls for a knife. He passes Yennefer the bottle with one hand and stuffs a fluffy piece of bread into his mouth with the other. ]
He'll be damned annoyed you'll have saved his life thrice now. [ It's a quiet acknowledgement that he knows she's right: there's nothing to do but wait and believe they'll get him out. Beyond that -- they'll deal with what comes if it does. ]
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Not always possible. Sometimes he wonders if he makes things worse by trying to. ]
We both do.
[ Maybe something stronger than gin. He gets up to follow her downstairs. As they pass by the liquor cabinet, he takes a bottle out. One of Maria's samples? Whatever it might be, it's good enough.
There's a loaf of bread on the counter that he simply tears a chunk out of, not near in the mood for the refinement that calls for a knife. He passes Yennefer the bottle with one hand and stuffs a fluffy piece of bread into his mouth with the other. ]
He'll be damned annoyed you'll have saved his life thrice now. [ It's a quiet acknowledgement that he knows she's right: there's nothing to do but wait and believe they'll get him out. Beyond that -- they'll deal with what comes if it does. ]