[ An apology isn't appropriate in the moment, but it feels like the only thing she can offer to a woman she doesn't know. There's a missing piece of the puzzle and Yennefer's mind isn't moving fast enough to fill it in yet. Part of her worries that any additional delays might upset the other woman more, but for once? She's at a loss, fully and completely.
Especially with the way she says her name, the disappointment palpable. And fuck. Ciri... Ciri-- the name doesn't ring--
It rings something in the back of her mind, the name unique enough to spark the remnants of an old habit. Once upon a time, she'd had to know the names of all the royal families -- ]
Is Ciri short for Cirilla? Your grandmother wouldn't happen to be Queen Calanthe of Cintra, would she?
[ That still doesn't answer how Yennefer might know her, but it's a starting point. ]
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Especially with the way she says her name, the disappointment palpable. And fuck. Ciri... Ciri-- the name doesn't ring--
It rings something in the back of her mind, the name unique enough to spark the remnants of an old habit. Once upon a time, she'd had to know the names of all the royal families -- ]
Is Ciri short for Cirilla? Your grandmother wouldn't happen to be Queen Calanthe of Cintra, would she?
[ That still doesn't answer how Yennefer might know her, but it's a starting point. ]