[Geralt nods periodically to indicate that Julian is holding his attention. There’s enough intrigue in the story that he’s hanging on each word. A former magician lover (something Geralt can relate to), amnesia, a mysterious sigil, and the Hanged Man – it’s all very interesting, and the mention of the Hanged Man is ominous enough that he can’t not ask about it.]

Your life gets more convoluted the more I hear of it. All it’s missing is some political intrigue.

[He leans back in his chair, making himself comfortable.]

And one has to wonder… a name like the Hanged Man, and you mention them with a shrug? It’s not a name that conjures up thoughts of safety and benevolence.