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To talk to him in person, you'll need to be in Cadens or go to his domain, a snowy mountain fortress. Yard is open; doors are locked. If he isn't around, leave a delivery with the white wolf.
To talk to him in person, you'll need to be in Cadens or go to his domain, a snowy mountain fortress. Yard is open; doors are locked. If he isn't around, leave a delivery with the white wolf.
You've been through this before and you made it out the other side in one piece.
I know it's screwed up in more ways than I can even count that you're going through it again, but you're gonna be okay. I know you are.
Tell me what's growing.
I know it's screwed up in more ways than I can even count that you're going through it again, but you're gonna be okay. I know you are.
Tell me what's growing.
[ He's been putting in a monumental amount of effort not to reflect on things he's been through in the past; half-formed words start to scrawl before Dean even finishes, like he just doesn't want to hear it. Or read it, as it were. ]
Forget ̵̧̏m̴͇̏ę̴͒
This shit t̷͚͓̪͉̾͂̌̆̉̈́h̷̢̦̯͆ẻ̶̳͚͉ÿ̷̤́̽̐ ̴̨̥͕̞̠̱̉̀ḥ̸̔̎̚à̴͓̖͉̩̖̒̽̈̕v̴̛̰͌̀͒e̸͍̅̔̀̏
̵̘͖͑̌̓̚W̸̪̗̖͗̆͜h̴͔͕̲͓̋́̌è̵̯̰̱̹̅̈́͗ṋ̷̈̒͜ ̸͍̩̈́ḯ̸̭̗̘̜̈́̃̃t̵͓̍͆́͜ ̸̡̣̏̓̆ṱ̴̹̑ỏ̷̮͍̱ủ̴̫̱̺̯̿ç̵͓͖͑̑̏̕h̸͓̝͖̀̀̔͒ę̷͚̠̈́̂̑̄d̸̥̲̠̩̊́̕ ̴̳͓̺͐ we fused.̴̲̃̕
The thorns sprout after
I know yo̶͓̊u̴̻̚'̴̦͋r̶̤̕e̶̢̊ searching.
Be careful.
Forget ̵̧̏m̴͇̏ę̴͒
This shit t̷͚͓̪͉̾͂̌̆̉̈́h̷̢̦̯͆ẻ̶̳͚͉ÿ̷̤́̽̐ ̴̨̥͕̞̠̱̉̀ḥ̸̔̎̚à̴͓̖͉̩̖̒̽̈̕v̴̛̰͌̀͒e̸͍̅̔̀̏
̵̘͖͑̌̓̚W̸̪̗̖͗̆͜h̴͔͕̲͓̋́̌è̵̯̰̱̹̅̈́͗ṋ̷̈̒͜ ̸͍̩̈́ḯ̸̭̗̘̜̈́̃̃t̵͓̍͆́͜ ̸̡̣̏̓̆ṱ̴̹̑ỏ̷̮͍̱ủ̴̫̱̺̯̿ç̵͓͖͑̑̏̕h̸͓̝͖̀̀̔͒ę̷͚̠̈́̂̑̄d̸̥̲̠̩̊́̕ ̴̳͓̺͐ we fused.̴̲̃̕
The thorns sprout after
I know yo̶͓̊u̴̻̚'̴̦͋r̶̤̕e̶̢̊ searching.
Be careful.
We think we have it narrowed down to an island. It's too big to search on foot, but we're getting close.
Whatever they're giving you guys, it's making Cas lose his mind
I need you to keep it together for me, buddy, okay
Somebody's gotta stay sane in there, and you're their best shot at staying alive
Just a few more days, that's all
We'll get you home, and whatever they did, whatever's growing, we'll find a way to reverse it
we'll tear that whole goddamn place down just like we did at Kaer Morhen if we gotta
Whatever they're giving you guys, it's making Cas lose his mind
I need you to keep it together for me, buddy, okay
Somebody's gotta stay sane in there, and you're their best shot at staying alive
Just a few more days, that's all
We'll get you home, and whatever they did, whatever's growing, we'll find a way to reverse it
we'll tear that whole goddamn place down just like we did at Kaer Morhen if we gotta
I appreciate the update, but would you let somebody worry about YOU for a god damn minute? Jesus, Gerald.
Someone did worry
Ã̵̘͓̉n̶̛̘͗d̵̯̋ ̸̫̏͛̆s̸̡̊́̀́h̵̗͖̜͛ë̸̬̠͙̱́͒̽̆ ̴̧̫͇͉͛̉͛ ̶̩̃let herself be captured
̴̩͚̓̋Ť̷͈̌̈́o̴̘͚͔̜̾͝ ̴̖̱̩̽̓f̸̛̦͚͜ḯ̶͔̙̲́̄n̷̤̠̓͆ḑ̷͇͑̚ ̷̱̑̕m̴̧͙͍̳̈́e̶̟̯̐̂̏ ̷̡̫̤̮̈́
̷̨̢̗̏̌Ẅ̷̡͕̤͆͘i̴̻̹͋͗͌͒t̴̯͙̺́ḣ̶̆̉̓͜ ̷͉̯̭̙͌h̷̲̬̚ẻ̷̗͇̓̔l̷̘̟̔̏̀͆p̴̼̖̈́̃͘,̵̜̄́͜ ̸͓̰̠̏̒͜͝I̷̼̱̞͌ ̴̻͓̯̻̈́͊̀͒p̸̹̟̝̰̏r̴̨͇͗̉̂̄ẻ̸̡̘̩͔̌̂̿s̶̟̰̓͛͂͌u̷̻̯͇̫̇̿m̷̢̨̗̬̉̑̊̈e̵͐̓͐ͅ
̴̣̘̠̘̿͐̈́̚
̵̨̛̰̲̗so spare me
̴̰͉̃͊̕Your fucking worries
̸̘̩̙̑͐̅͝
̵̠̈́̄̃I don't care what happens to me
Or how many need to die
She will leave this place alive.
That's how I'm holding up.
Ã̵̘͓̉n̶̛̘͗d̵̯̋ ̸̫̏͛̆s̸̡̊́̀́h̵̗͖̜͛ë̸̬̠͙̱́͒̽̆ ̴̧̫͇͉͛̉͛ ̶̩̃let herself be captured
̴̩͚̓̋Ť̷͈̌̈́o̴̘͚͔̜̾͝ ̴̖̱̩̽̓f̸̛̦͚͜ḯ̶͔̙̲́̄n̷̤̠̓͆ḑ̷͇͑̚ ̷̱̑̕m̴̧͙͍̳̈́e̶̟̯̐̂̏ ̷̡̫̤̮̈́
̷̨̢̗̏̌Ẅ̷̡͕̤͆͘i̴̻̹͋͗͌͒t̴̯͙̺́ḣ̶̆̉̓͜ ̷͉̯̭̙͌h̷̲̬̚ẻ̷̗͇̓̔l̷̘̟̔̏̀͆p̴̼̖̈́̃͘,̵̜̄́͜ ̸͓̰̠̏̒͜͝I̷̼̱̞͌ ̴̻͓̯̻̈́͊̀͒p̸̹̟̝̰̏r̴̨͇͗̉̂̄ẻ̸̡̘̩͔̌̂̿s̶̟̰̓͛͂͌u̷̻̯͇̫̇̿m̷̢̨̗̬̉̑̊̈e̵͐̓͐ͅ
̴̣̘̠̘̿͐̈́̚
̵̨̛̰̲̗so spare me
̴̰͉̃͊̕Your fucking worries
̸̘̩̙̑͐̅͝
̵̠̈́̄̃I don't care what happens to me
Or how many need to die
She will leave this place alive.
That's how I'm holding up.
I didn't know
about her plan
but we're gonna get her out too
I promise
about her plan
but we're gonna get her out too
I promise
[ there were several iterations that yennefer very nearly reached out with, moments and ideas and comments that ranged from explicitly angry and frustrated to nearly begging. in the end, yennefer doesn't even know what it is she's trying to accomplish with this message. doesn't know what good it will do.
but jaskier had said he is dying and she finds she hasn't quite moved on from that. from that idea that this could really be it.
the message, when it is finally sent, is as fractured as her thought process. tones ranging across the board, but she has to say something. ]
but jaskier had said he is dying and she finds she hasn't quite moved on from that. from that idea that this could really be it.
the message, when it is finally sent, is as fractured as her thought process. tones ranging across the board, but she has to say something. ]
They are invoking the god Nikodaemus, of mirages and reflections.
We now have a way to dispel the magic protecting the island.
Youmust hold on-Please-
Stay alive, Geralt. You have to.
[ Once Geralt understood what was happening, he's not bothered to make contact. Jaskier knows he's alive. He trusts the bard will tell who needs to know.
Yen included.
He doesn't expect to hear from her. Not out of heartlessness. There's just no point. They both grasp that. It is a waste of time, energy. She knows what he will say—that he is alive and that's all which matters—and he knows what she will say, too.
And in truth, he does not wish to touch on why, how, Ciri is fucking captured alongside him.
When her words scrawl across his vision, he nearly misses it. He hauls himself upright. Stares for a moment. How could she...?
Ah. Mm. Jaskier. ]
I'm not going anywhere.
Yen included.
He doesn't expect to hear from her. Not out of heartlessness. There's just no point. They both grasp that. It is a waste of time, energy. She knows what he will say—that he is alive and that's all which matters—and he knows what she will say, too.
And in truth, he does not wish to touch on why, how, Ciri is fucking captured alongside him.
When her words scrawl across his vision, he nearly misses it. He hauls himself upright. Stares for a moment. How could she...?
Ah. Mm. Jaskier. ]
I'm not going anywhere.
[ By now, she's spoken with several of the returning Summoned. Healed them. Asked them questions. One thing they've all made clear to her is that Geralt is no longer trapped. He's with them, out there.
Other than the intercepted message she got, she hasn't heard from Geralt the entire time. Which she was okay with. She knows he tried to reach out to others. Spoke to Jaskier. Julie saw him, through Ciri's eyes. She didn't want to make things worse by clouding his head any further.
But he's free now. ]
Where are you?
Other than the intercepted message she got, she hasn't heard from Geralt the entire time. Which she was okay with. She knows he tried to reach out to others. Spoke to Jaskier. Julie saw him, through Ciri's eyes. She didn't want to make things worse by clouding his head any further.
But he's free now. ]
Where are you?
[ He's trusted Jaskier to pass on that he's alive; it's truthfully all he wants anyone to know. That he spent the last few days on death's door is not information they need to hear.
Besides, the garbled letters are a fucking headache. She isn't wrong that he hated sending them, and hated reading them even more—only did when someone wrote to him first. After weeks of that bullshit, he doesn't even think to try. Especially not with a band of humans freezing in the snow, two so hopeless they can't make a fucking fire to save their lives.
It isn't until Julie's handwriting shimmers across the frosted ground that he realizes: it's perfectly clear. ]
Julie.
You can read this?
Besides, the garbled letters are a fucking headache. She isn't wrong that he hated sending them, and hated reading them even more—only did when someone wrote to him first. After weeks of that bullshit, he doesn't even think to try. Especially not with a band of humans freezing in the snow, two so hopeless they can't make a fucking fire to save their lives.
It isn't until Julie's handwriting shimmers across the frosted ground that he realizes: it's perfectly clear. ]
Julie.
You can read this?
[ Her personal approach to helping has also not been the most conducive to message passing of her own, with the endless loop of strain and exhaustion she's given herself to. ]
Yes. Your connection to the Singularity isn't blocked anymore. The others've been coming here. But you haven't.
Yes. Your connection to the Singularity isn't blocked anymore. The others've been coming here. But you haven't.
You're not all right.
I saw your arm.
Didn't any of the others tell you?
I can help you. But I have to touch you.
I saw your arm.
Didn't any of the others tell you?
I can help you. But I have to touch you.
It's
complicated.
[ Which is, you know, an enormous understatement. But she doesn't think that the whole story is something that's going to translate well over vanishing letters etched in dirt or something. ]
I was able to see through Ciri's eyes. Just for a few minutes. Right after it happened. [ She leaves out the part where she threw up. ] I saw a lot of things. Not just you and her. Others too. And messages, without all the static stuff. You asked someone about Ciri, but I didn't see that until after she was already gone.
complicated.
[ Which is, you know, an enormous understatement. But she doesn't think that the whole story is something that's going to translate well over vanishing letters etched in dirt or something. ]
I was able to see through Ciri's eyes. Just for a few minutes. Right after it happened. [ She leaves out the part where she threw up. ] I saw a lot of things. Not just you and her. Others too. And messages, without all the static stuff. You asked someone about Ciri, but I didn't see that until after she was already gone.
[ He's reading this while trekking through the snow. Probably best to give him the bare minimum. Either way, that's. Ah, fuck. So much for not telling anyone what shape he was in. ]
Before shit broke apart,
Ciri helped...
fix me.
It's better.
I started healing again.
[ Slowly, and not near as quick as he should. But at least he's not dripping blood anymore. ]
Are you saying you can
Heal from within the Horizon?
Before shit broke apart,
Ciri helped...
fix me.
It's better.
I started healing again.
[ Slowly, and not near as quick as he should. But at least he's not dripping blood anymore. ]
Are you saying you can
Heal from within the Horizon?
[ Luckily for him, by the time she saw his arm, everyone else was already gone, traipsing all over the globe with primitive GPS bullshit, having meetings with werewolves, murdering dumbass bandits in the desert. The lost were not the only ones in the middle of a constant shitshow. She didn't really tell anyone, didn't think it would help much for them to hear. And she couldn't bring herself to think that hard about it, either. ]
Yeah. I mean, I don't think it's like a miracle cure or anything, but the others I found, they said they felt better after I was there. They told me that you got out.
Yeah. I mean, I don't think it's like a miracle cure or anything, but the others I found, they said they felt better after I was there. They told me that you got out.
Good. Any clue where y'all might be? All anyone said so far's is that it's real high in the mountains. I think Hayle is the only place that far north, but I don't know that we're playing by normal rules of geography no more.
[ There's a brief pause as she gathers her thoughts. She almost hopes she's wrong and that it's an illusion or somewhere she's never heard of -- nearly all of the Summoned and half the fucking mages in the world are circling some little island east of Thorne. Hayle must be mostly empty. ]
I'll be here as long as I can. People seem to just be falling into the Horizon all willy-nilly, nowhere near their own domains. But I can feel y'all. Like when I felt you in my head.
Come let me help you. Don't do what you did after that asshole sent you into the desert. Please don't do that to me again.
[ There's a brief pause as she gathers her thoughts. She almost hopes she's wrong and that it's an illusion or somewhere she's never heard of -- nearly all of the Summoned and half the fucking mages in the world are circling some little island east of Thorne. Hayle must be mostly empty. ]
I'll be here as long as I can. People seem to just be falling into the Horizon all willy-nilly, nowhere near their own domains. But I can feel y'all. Like when I felt you in my head.
Come let me help you. Don't do what you did after that asshole sent you into the desert. Please don't do that to me again.
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