607 Hypergraphia Sage

Ciri and Yennefer walk through the portal and into the room, the latter heading to a sofa and falling into it, all the while picking a journal off of the nearby table.

Ciri follows and sits next to her, eyeing the book in her hand, "Is that the translation?" she asks.

Yennefer nods, and the Ashen haired girl attempts to take it, but it's he's away by the witch, causing her to frown.

Ciri "Is something wrong?" she asks.

Yennefer shakes her head, "Not at all, I just wanted to ask a few things before discussing the content of this..."

Ciri sighs, "And what might that be?" she wonders aloud.

Yennefer, "Our dear Geralt has been worried about you." she says with a smug smile.

Ciri frowns, "Really? He's said nothing to me about it..."

Yennefer "Of course not, he has no idea how to go about it... And when he needs a female opinion, who do you think he speaks to?"

Ciri groans, "You?"

Yennefer nods, "Now, what's going on between you and Reima?" she asks, apparently taking great satisfaction from Ciri's shocked expression.

Ciri "Huh? H-how do you-"

Yennefer "Oh, come now. You didn't think no one noticed the tension between you two, and the way you act with the girls who are close with him. I know you Ciri, which means I know you'd never ask someone for relationship advice unless you really had no idea what to do."

Ciri "Can we not talk about this? I've already decided how to deal with it." she mutters.

Yennefer "I'm sure you think you have, but maybe talking about it would help you rationalise it better?"

Ciri shakes her head, "I don't think you are the right person to talk to about this. Even if I did want to, I'd have better luck asking Dandelion."

Yennefer smiles, "Watch your tongue Ciri, or I'll turn you into a frog and give you to your prince charming to save you."

Ciri snorts, "Can we just look at the Journal already?"

Yennefer sighs, "Fine." she says while passing the book over, "Here's what I've translated thus far."

Ciri quickly opens the books and starts skimming through the book, frowning at the first few pages...

"I've finally found Zireael, she had been injured by Eredin and his forces which allowed me to rescue her... Finally I can begin my plans for her." Ciri reads aloud.

Yennefer nods, "Damning indeed, it seems he never expected an angry father to butcher him." she says with sadistic mirth.

Ciri continues reading through Avallac'hs writings, the sage literally having planned every close call and every important conversation they'd have. Trying to enforce trust within her for him, manipulating her world view and twisting her mind... He stated his intentions clearly within the pages which made her wish she'd had a chance at deal with him instead of Geralt. She wondered what would have happened if she'd not run into Reima and managed to get back to Avallac'h, and what his plans for her might've entailed...

Continuing to read through, it seemed that Avallac'h needed her to do something of her own volition, though her stubbornness and independence bothered the sage greatly. Reading further it started to appear as if he'd planned to be cursed by Eredin all along, somehow knowing he'd end up in Geralt's care... Though, Avallac'h didn't manage to write much else after that, Geralt stabbing him in the heart probably not being in his foreseeable future.

After that was a lot of information about the Elder Blood, things that only others with the gene could know...

Ciri "T-this..."

Yennefer nods, "It seems as if Avallac'h had plans for others like you... Learning their secrets before manipulating them to "breed" with those with strong magical affinity, to eventually produce someone powerful... Someone, like you."

Ciri swallows her saliva at the evaluation, having heard Avallac'h speak of doing something similar with someone known as Caranthir, the golden child. "W-what could he have wanted? He insisted on me being the one to stop the White Frost, but is that all? All this effort to supposedly have me sacrifice myself does not seem to match his previous actions."

Yennefer "Indeed, which is why we may need to interrogate Avallac'h for information." she says grimly.

Ciri squints at her, "Interrogate? He's dead." she states.

Yennefer nods, "The dead can speak if we need them to, it only takes a lot of magic to perform, something that'd been recently delivered to us by those girls, Rhea and Anastacia."

Ciri "W-when will you do this?"

Yennefer "The materials I need to perform the spell are rare and expensive, with Keira's help I may be able to procure them in a few months... Though, the amount of time since the Sages death will increase the difficulty of summoning him... But, on another matter, I believe there are some things within that journal that could prove incredibly useful to you and Reima." she says.

Ciri turns a couple pages and spots exactly what the witch is referring to, "This... Elder Blood Techniques?"

Yennefer nods, "I'd call them spells were they not so powerful and unique, apparently they were created by your ancestors who had enough time to dedicate time to practise with their gift. Avallac'h thought you knowing some of them would prove useful for his plans..."

Ciri "I can barely understand these..."

Yennefer "It seems your tutelage in Pyromancy hasn't improved what I taught you all those years ago... This spell seems to be some kind of wormhole, though I wouldn't dare cast it until you are more proficient with your powers... Maybe you should ask Reima for help with this, he seems more comfortable with his abilities."

Ciri grins, "I'll learn a couple before showing them to him, imagine the look on his face." she says with a laugh.

Yennefer chuckles, "Just remember to let me know when you'll be practicing, some of these look rather dangerous and we should be careful with them." she says with Ciri nodding.

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