[ No. He is not. Geralt is not, either. Much has happened since he first arrived in this sphere. He recalls telling Jaskier that, should the bard escape Thorne's clutches, he needed to find the girl in the woods. The one Geralt once believed he'd failed to. He recalls not knowing what the fuck to say the first time he realized Ciri knew him as her father.
Now they're here. Loss and pain layered over each other. He does not wish for another path. This is where he wants to be. ]
Regret won't carry you forward.
[ If gladness is what Istredd has, then that's what he has. They all seek a purpose from the shit that makes up life. Some sort of meaning. Everything important that Geralt has, everything that he is, it's often been...conflicting. His mother. Being a Witcher. How he came to find Ciri. Even Vesemir—
There's no point in pretending Destiny does not have two edges. Everything comes with a cost. Everything. That's the only certitude he knows. And until you make your peace with that, you will never have any.
After a moment, Geralt seems to shake off the grim shadows clinging to their conversation. His tone is wry as he pours another drink. ]
For what it's worth, I find you a little more tolerable, as well.
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Now they're here. Loss and pain layered over each other. He does not wish for another path. This is where he wants to be. ]
Regret won't carry you forward.
[ If gladness is what Istredd has, then that's what he has. They all seek a purpose from the shit that makes up life. Some sort of meaning. Everything important that Geralt has, everything that he is, it's often been...conflicting. His mother. Being a Witcher. How he came to find Ciri. Even Vesemir—
There's no point in pretending Destiny does not have two edges. Everything comes with a cost. Everything. That's the only certitude he knows. And until you make your peace with that, you will never have any.
After a moment, Geralt seems to shake off the grim shadows clinging to their conversation. His tone is wry as he pours another drink. ]
For what it's worth, I find you a little more tolerable, as well.