He answered, though it was fumblingly and awkwardly, the same way he had answered the xenovox in his own world. He spoke too loudly, held the phone too far from his face, and it bothered him when it pressed against the shell of his ear. But he answered, because he would never not.
Where do you need me, he'd said, and I'll meet you there as soon as possible.
And Geralt did. He was fortunate that his life, his lifestyle, left him with huge stretches of general availability. He worked only for himself, and only on his own terms, as apart from society in general as he could get away with.
In seventeen minutes, he was there, looking pale as moonlight on snow. Hard and insolent, Milva had described his visage once, and it was that when he found Nina. He'd run the entire way to her, but looked not out of breath.
"So?" he asked. She'd said he could know the details, once the work had started. He trusted Nina was a good woman, he trusted she had very good reasons, and had chosen him for the same.
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Date: 2017-09-17 01:55 am (UTC)Where do you need me, he'd said, and I'll meet you there as soon as possible.
And Geralt did. He was fortunate that his life, his lifestyle, left him with huge stretches of general availability. He worked only for himself, and only on his own terms, as apart from society in general as he could get away with.
In seventeen minutes, he was there, looking pale as moonlight on snow. Hard and insolent, Milva had described his visage once, and it was that when he found Nina. He'd run the entire way to her, but looked not out of breath.
"So?" he asked. She'd said he could know the details, once the work had started. He trusted Nina was a good woman, he trusted she had very good reasons, and had chosen him for the same.