[ A stretch of silence follows. He looks down at the snow-covered ground, trying to think. From anyone else, Geralt would say that's an absurd thought. Ciri is not the only one who possesses the ability to teleport and open portals. Not here. And no one else has been accidentally dragged to the crater.

But that's the very essence, isn't it? Nothing which happens to Ciri ever does so to any other.

Why now, though? What changed? It can't only be Ciri's power. This isn't like when she tried magic with Jaskier for the very first time. She's been practicing, received lessons with Yennefer, has been training with him and on her own. Her control has grown better, not worse. Something must've shifted. And he's not certain he likes the sound of that. ]

You told me once, you felt a pull. Towards the monoliths and the monsters which spawned from them. [ Geralt studies her carefully. ] Did you feel the same pull? When you used it this time or in the past?