[ It doesn't leave her feeling defeated, necessarily — she won't allow the failures of others to register so deeply with her that she won't even make an attempt to try herself — but she also knows that, at this particular point, he has no reason to mislead her, to try and discourage her specifically. All that aside, she's only just had her Chaos restored, and she doesn't want to do anything so foolish that would cause her to lose control of it once more, not when she's felt the consequences of not having it at her grasp.
It's a position she'll never allow herself to be put in again, as long as she has the ability to defy it.
The sensation of his fingers curling around hers draws her back to the present moment, and her lips curve more instinctively even if the smile doesn't fully reach her eyes — but her hand stilling in his at the mention of Geralt might be the most telling response she can give. ]
He is. [ Uttered like a confirmation, not like a question, even if she hasn't laid eyes on him yet. ] Do you know what he remembers last?
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It's a position she'll never allow herself to be put in again, as long as she has the ability to defy it.
The sensation of his fingers curling around hers draws her back to the present moment, and her lips curve more instinctively even if the smile doesn't fully reach her eyes — but her hand stilling in his at the mention of Geralt might be the most telling response she can give. ]
He is. [ Uttered like a confirmation, not like a question, even if she hasn't laid eyes on him yet. ] Do you know what he remembers last?