[ It's a comfort, in and of itself, just the proximity of him, the closeness, the warmth — she can let herself savor it here, while there are no other eyes to witness it. She can't deny that he didn't succeed at becoming one of her closest friends in her time here, and seeing him returned in the midst of yet another significant loss is enough to ease some of that pain, to soothe some of the ache in her chest. ]
I wish I knew.
[ She doesn't, though, not really; she hasn't been paying attention to much since their return, since another successful retrieval of another orb. All of that has paled in the wake of the realization that Ciri is gone, but at least she has the reassurance of knowing the girl is returned to their world. Still, it's left her wondering why, out of everyone, she's remained. ]
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I wish I knew.
[ She doesn't, though, not really; she hasn't been paying attention to much since their return, since another successful retrieval of another orb. All of that has paled in the wake of the realization that Ciri is gone, but at least she has the reassurance of knowing the girl is returned to their world. Still, it's left her wondering why, out of everyone, she's remained. ]
What do you remember last?