[ Istredd has yet to leave her, not truly, and he certainly won't because of the things about her that might not be pretty. For better or for worse, everything she is he loves. It may keep him from thinking they are right for each other, now that so many years have passed, but it doesn't stop him from loving her as she is. Sometimes you can love someone and still know you are too different. He does struggle with her hunger for power, but he remembers when she was powerless. It makes him bitter at times, but he understands, he'll always understand. ]
I thought it was very strange of Triss to do too, but I understood more on our journey.
[ He thought for a moment Triss was being strange, but he trusts her too, of all the sorceresses. If she thought they had to talk, she had good reason to. She is not a jokester or a frivolous person. Istredd had never met a witcher before, and he still doesn't know entirely what he thinks of the man. He has access to the girl who opened the monoliths. That is what he was doing there, and Istredd now understands that. He isn't angry. There must be reasons, but it doesn't matter compared to what he found out.
He considers what she is saying, rubbing a hand across his bearded chin. Istredd takes in all the information before responding, although his mind is working, churning, as it always is. ]
But that would make sense if their theory of it being connected to all worlds is correct. If all magic is connected here, that would make it the source, and anything would go on its hold on magical influence. It may be this world has not seen even a fraction of its capabilities.
[ Where that might seem overwhelming and unnerving to others, it only seems to make Istredd's eyes brighter, his mind work faster in speculation. She knows how he can be with these things. Even after being proven wrong about the monoliths, he didn't see it as a failure of his life's work and studies. Only an opening for greater understanding. Just as he knows her like no one else, she knows him. Perhaps finding an answer to this Singularity can fix other fractures in the world.
He watches her pour wine, knowing that their conversations are fraught, even when not about them. Istredd nods at that piece of information, he was told that, although it's good to have confirmation. He is focused on something else. ]
You don't trust Ambrose. I could hear it before. Why?
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I thought it was very strange of Triss to do too, but I understood more on our journey.
[ He thought for a moment Triss was being strange, but he trusts her too, of all the sorceresses. If she thought they had to talk, she had good reason to. She is not a jokester or a frivolous person. Istredd had never met a witcher before, and he still doesn't know entirely what he thinks of the man. He has access to the girl who opened the monoliths. That is what he was doing there, and Istredd now understands that. He isn't angry. There must be reasons, but it doesn't matter compared to what he found out.
He considers what she is saying, rubbing a hand across his bearded chin. Istredd takes in all the information before responding, although his mind is working, churning, as it always is. ]
But that would make sense if their theory of it being connected to all worlds is correct. If all magic is connected here, that would make it the source, and anything would go on its hold on magical influence. It may be this world has not seen even a fraction of its capabilities.
[ Where that might seem overwhelming and unnerving to others, it only seems to make Istredd's eyes brighter, his mind work faster in speculation. She knows how he can be with these things. Even after being proven wrong about the monoliths, he didn't see it as a failure of his life's work and studies. Only an opening for greater understanding. Just as he knows her like no one else, she knows him. Perhaps finding an answer to this Singularity can fix other fractures in the world.
He watches her pour wine, knowing that their conversations are fraught, even when not about them. Istredd nods at that piece of information, he was told that, although it's good to have confirmation. He is focused on something else. ]
You don't trust Ambrose. I could hear it before. Why?