[ With Jaskier no longer a Witch, it left a lot resting on Yen's shoulders. Which, while nothing new, wasn't the most expected outcome of all the changes. She didn't long for her previously solitary lifestyle, having grown accustomed to the chaos, but the last few months just seemed to be full of surprises.
She can feel the pain and the fear through the bond, Yen having a bit too much experience being that source of ease and consistency through panic -- having now officially done it for all three with mixed results. She's not sure if she should be proud that she'd managed to only need that role reversed once at a minimal level. It was easier to be needed than to have a need for someone.
Something vibrates, cracking the calm for a moment at what she thinks she heard -- brows knitting as she settles on the floor in front of Ciri. ]
I promise, you will get through this. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. I know it's hard, but you have to stop fighting it.
[ She reaches out, testing to see if physical contact might help with strengthening the temporary bond. Wiping a bit of the sweat off of her forehead. ]
[ The touch warms her. Ciri groans, shifting slowly along the floor to pull herself closer to Yennefer, closing the gap of even a few inches between them to press her tear-stained face into the sorceress's hand. She settles there, after a moment, resting her cheek on Yennefer's thigh and finally, at long last, letting go just a little bit. It's difficult to say she relaxes, but she stops struggling so hard, doing her best to trust Yennefer, lapsing into instinct and the memories of lying in her lap as a girl, the surprising gentleness of her cool fingertips on Ciri's skin.
She smells familiar. Safe.
Ciri whimpers again, fingers curling tight to hang onto Yennefer's skirts. ]
W-will you... stroke my hair? [ she whispers, childlike. ]
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She can feel the pain and the fear through the bond, Yen having a bit too much experience being that source of ease and consistency through panic -- having now officially done it for all three with mixed results. She's not sure if she should be proud that she'd managed to only need that role reversed once at a minimal level. It was easier to be needed than to have a need for someone.
Something vibrates, cracking the calm for a moment at what she thinks she heard -- brows knitting as she settles on the floor in front of Ciri. ]
I promise, you will get through this. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. I know it's hard, but you have to stop fighting it.
[ She reaches out, testing to see if physical contact might help with strengthening the temporary bond. Wiping a bit of the sweat off of her forehead. ]
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She smells familiar. Safe.
Ciri whimpers again, fingers curling tight to hang onto Yennefer's skirts. ]
W-will you... stroke my hair? [ she whispers, childlike. ]
...please?