If Geralt notices the way Estinien looks at him, it doesn't seem to bother him. He's no stranger to people who want to use him for a side, a purpose. Who believe he should do something for one cause or another. He's turned down a queen before; he isn't about to change his mind now.
Not until Estinien brings up Yennefer do his eyes narrow a hint. Mm. Shit. That. He's been waiting for it, but he expected it out of someone who stayed in Thorne. Because fuck, he was aware even at the time that it makes a complicated situation twice that. He also knows, if she's convinced Thorne to free her by now, that she'll find a way to turn it to her advantage. (And he can't bring himself to regret it.)
A choice of words, though. Unless some external magic puppeted the elf, no one forced a damn thing.
"If you decided to raise arms," he says, pointed, "that's between you and her."
Yennefer has her reasons for staying. Had he and the elf shared more than one chat, he might've explained. As it is, if Estinien hasn't put it together why Yennefer has chosen to stay while he he's left, then Geralt has no reason to help him along. Especially if they were seen in an altercation—he knows her. He knows what she's doing. It isn't his game, all this subterfuge, but Geralt is difficult to crack even on the best of days. And his concern for Yennefer doesn't lie in one elf trying to swing at her. That Estinien is even here to tell him about it means she let him go.
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Not until Estinien brings up Yennefer do his eyes narrow a hint. Mm. Shit. That. He's been waiting for it, but he expected it out of someone who stayed in Thorne. Because fuck, he was aware even at the time that it makes a complicated situation twice that. He also knows, if she's convinced Thorne to free her by now, that she'll find a way to turn it to her advantage. (And he can't bring himself to regret it.)
A choice of words, though. Unless some external magic puppeted the elf, no one forced a damn thing.
"If you decided to raise arms," he says, pointed, "that's between you and her."
Yennefer has her reasons for staying. Had he and the elf shared more than one chat, he might've explained. As it is, if Estinien hasn't put it together why Yennefer has chosen to stay while he he's left, then Geralt has no reason to help him along. Especially if they were seen in an altercation—he knows her. He knows what she's doing. It isn't his game, all this subterfuge, but Geralt is difficult to crack even on the best of days. And his concern for Yennefer doesn't lie in one elf trying to swing at her. That Estinien is even here to tell him about it means she let him go.