"No need to apologize, Ciri. You know you can share anything with me. And Garahel, he's a good secret-keeper." She chuckles a little, squeezing that hand. The mabari plops down by Ciri to nuzzle at her once he's satisfied that her face is sufficiently licked.

"I'm glad to hear it. We'll get through this together, as we did at Weisshaupt. And this time, we have more support. It will count for something, I'm certain."