[ Her reaction draws a faint smile out of him. He looks ahead and pretends her outburst hasn't been noted. ]

Couple of folks missing by a lake. With the malfunctioning Fae portals, people have assumed that's the cause. But I don't think they're related. Last spring, a giant snail emerged from that same lake.

[ And it might've been slain, but Geralt's never assumed any monster to be one of a kind. If one exists, another could very well be out there.

Though he's hoping it's just a hungry Merrow Shade or two. ]