[ Geralt glances over his shoulder at that. He swipes at a branch to free Jaskier's bushy tail and snorts. ]
A fox worthy of it, maybe.
[ He's always trusted Jaskier, anyway. Not always for...situations involving combat, but the truth is, there are few he'd trust in that regard. But Jaskier has held more of his life's details in his hands than anyone, and all of it he could write into song at any time. Geralt simply knows that if he tells Jaskier not to, that Jaskier will not.
Still. Perhaps there's something to be said about the fact that he's accepted Jaskier has been getting better with his magic. He hasn't found him passed out in the garden in some time, at least. And though Jaskier doesn't want to think about that night, it's all Geralt has been able to think about. That he should've... ]
I couldn't come sooner. [ He sits, watching Jaskier scratch his back. He's never brought it up before, that it isn't that it took that long to find Jaskier. It's that there was no way to get to him until then. He knows Jaskier would understand, yet a part of him still feels like he abandoned his friend to his fate. Maybe he just needs to hear it from Jaskier himself, that that isn't true. Even if it's a selfish desire. ] I wanted to.
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A fox worthy of it, maybe.
[ He's always trusted Jaskier, anyway. Not always for...situations involving combat, but the truth is, there are few he'd trust in that regard. But Jaskier has held more of his life's details in his hands than anyone, and all of it he could write into song at any time. Geralt simply knows that if he tells Jaskier not to, that Jaskier will not.
Still. Perhaps there's something to be said about the fact that he's accepted Jaskier has been getting better with his magic. He hasn't found him passed out in the garden in some time, at least. And though Jaskier doesn't want to think about that night, it's all Geralt has been able to think about. That he should've... ]
I couldn't come sooner. [ He sits, watching Jaskier scratch his back. He's never brought it up before, that it isn't that it took that long to find Jaskier. It's that there was no way to get to him until then. He knows Jaskier would understand, yet a part of him still feels like he abandoned his friend to his fate. Maybe he just needs to hear it from Jaskier himself, that that isn't true. Even if it's a selfish desire. ] I wanted to.