There's nothing there worth missing. Or worth saving.
[That island belongs to the past, not the future. It's not like that by razing it, they can erase what happened there. They can't uproot the memories of it. But when Wilhelm left, stepping through the portal without a backward glance, he felt a sense of finality that had been missing for the past year. It was an end, which meant it was a beginning too — he wants to keep moving forward.]
Seemed like just about everyone agreed this time.
[Unlike when they had the opportunity to execute the remaining cultists.]
Mm. [ His expression is contemplative. So they had.
Something in Wilhelm's tone makes him ask, ] You wanted the acolytes executed?
[ He seldom participates in this sort of bullshit. It's little more than bureaucracy for the sake of it; he's not convinced the kingdoms will grant them any true concessions when it comes down to it. They're being appeased, nothing more.
But he did cast in his two coppers where the acolytes were concerned. He can't begrudge the others for choosing mercy. Josselyn is dead, and she will not rise again. That's what matters. ]
[His nod is decisive. He never thought he could hate someone so much that he would wish them dead, but...he had never endured anything like the suffering Josselyn and her acolytes inflicted. Besides, it's bigger than his anger and aching. It's a matter of practicality.]
It doesn't sit right with me that they're still...around. [He gnaws on his thumbnail.] I know they're in prison, but what if they got out somehow?
[ He gets it. He won't claim he doesn't share the same desire. He's simply learnt to move on where he must, and this is one of those times. ]
Then there will be plenty of us who'll make them answer for it. [ Besides, there may be a third option, one he's contemplated but never proposed. He had other things on his mind, and it's not as though he attends the meetings with the Summoned. He's usually far away from those.
But since Wilhelm is speaking to him now: ] Has Thorne ever had a precedent of stripping someone of their magic?
[Wilhelm hopes that Geralt is right — that this time, the Summoned could stop them before they cause more harm. He knows that there's at least one person — one archangel — who would do everything in his power to make sure the acolytes don't lay a finger on him again. As for Geralt's question...he racks his brains for a moment, shuffling a hand through his hair.]
Not that I know of. I could ask Istredd or Kyle, see if they've heard about anything like that.
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There's nothing there worth missing. Or worth saving.
[That island belongs to the past, not the future. It's not like that by razing it, they can erase what happened there. They can't uproot the memories of it. But when Wilhelm left, stepping through the portal without a backward glance, he felt a sense of finality that had been missing for the past year. It was an end, which meant it was a beginning too — he wants to keep moving forward.]
Seemed like just about everyone agreed this time.
[Unlike when they had the opportunity to execute the remaining cultists.]
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Something in Wilhelm's tone makes him ask, ] You wanted the acolytes executed?
[ He seldom participates in this sort of bullshit. It's little more than bureaucracy for the sake of it; he's not convinced the kingdoms will grant them any true concessions when it comes down to it. They're being appeased, nothing more.
But he did cast in his two coppers where the acolytes were concerned. He can't begrudge the others for choosing mercy. Josselyn is dead, and she will not rise again. That's what matters. ]
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It doesn't sit right with me that they're still...around. [He gnaws on his thumbnail.] I know they're in prison, but what if they got out somehow?
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Then there will be plenty of us who'll make them answer for it. [ Besides, there may be a third option, one he's contemplated but never proposed. He had other things on his mind, and it's not as though he attends the meetings with the Summoned. He's usually far away from those.
But since Wilhelm is speaking to him now: ] Has Thorne ever had a precedent of stripping someone of their magic?
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Not that I know of. I could ask Istredd or Kyle, see if they've heard about anything like that.