You don't need to be sorry about anything. Worrying about you is part of the deal. Are you sure you don't want me to come? And don't answer because of what your head is saying. I can meet you halfway.
[He does realize, at least, that this is his most straightforward acknowledgment of what seems to be Jayce's legitimate feelings, in this department. Viktor knows they're going to have to acknowledge this, one way or another, but right now, injured and exhausted and shaken and still angry about their fight, he can't bring himself to discuss it.]
Technically we didn't make it to the Singularity. Just the crater.
[ They both know he did and it feels like Viktor kicked him right in the heart, but he can lie better on here than he can in person, so he may as well take advantage. ]
Ciri teleported you there? I didn't know she could do that. Did it hurt?
[ Viktor never admits to that. It actually does calm him a little, instead of spinning him out more. It means he isn't likely to take more risks. ]
It does make me feel better, although I'm really sorry you went through something like this and had to feel that way. But you and Ciri are alive, that's what matters.
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Try describing it. What happened?
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I asked her to take me out to the desert. Not far--we were only supposed to be gone half a day.
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V, what's going on?
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Are you okay? Are you injured? What happened? Tell me the truth, I'll get a horse, I'll come to Aquila.
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Do not get on a horse. You don't know how to ride one.
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[And then, a few minutes later...]
I'm sorry to worry you. This was not what I intended when I said I needed space.
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Please stay in Cadens. There's no reason to endanger yourself unnecessarily.
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This isn't what I had in mind when I said we should visit the Singularity.
[ See, a tiny bit of wry humor. ]
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[He does realize, at least, that this is his most straightforward acknowledgment of what seems to be Jayce's legitimate feelings, in this department. Viktor knows they're going to have to acknowledge this, one way or another, but right now, injured and exhausted and shaken and still angry about their fight, he can't bring himself to discuss it.]
Technically we didn't make it to the Singularity. Just the crater.
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I didn't mean anything by it.
[ They both know he did and it feels like Viktor kicked him right in the heart, but he can lie better on here than he can in person, so he may as well take advantage. ]
Ciri teleported you there? I didn't know she could do that. Did it hurt?
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I didn't know either. Being near it wasn't painful, but it has an undeniable pull. She felt it more than me, I think.
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Probably because she has magic, natural magic, if the teleportation comes from that. Maybe it sensed you were in trouble and was trying to help?
[ Hey who knows. Magic rocks can be sentient. ]
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[He's practically daring Jayce to tell him.]
I had an escort. We never meant to go far. What happened to us was unforeseeable.
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Given the opportunity to go, I decided I'd like to do so. I now know it was unwise.
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It does make me feel better, although I'm really sorry you went through something like this and had to feel that way. But you and Ciri are alive, that's what matters.
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Actually. The horse has my crutch. I have no idea if it made it back to Cadens.
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Go to bed