[Estinien's expression is hard to read at first, as it often is when he's considering something, but it isn't long before his expression softens, some of the tension leaving him. Jaskier's reaction doesn't give him the impression that Jaskier is primarily here to be annoyed or to scold him - even if that's part of it - and that's enough for him. If he's worried about Estinien's pains, that's empathy enough.
The smile comes, as uncertain as Estinien seems to be. He's unsure about everything to do with the Dimming, when it comes down to it. Yet, he believes that Jaskier is someone he can speak to about it plainly.]
I was. [He isn't going to lie about that, though he won't necessarily labour the point of how bad it was.] But Himeka was there to tend to me. I've been recovering well enough.
[He comes closer, to a more personable distance. He feels a bit badly that Jaskier looks so nervous, if it really is on his account. He isn't... frightened, is he?
Estinien wonders where Geralt even heard about it from. It had to be Yennefer. No one else could have known. So that means they are still speaking, despite what was done to Geralt. He's wondered before, but it does bolster the idea that they are collaborating, despite it all. Yet, is that because Geralt supports Throne's approach, or does he simply find Yennefer more important than anything else?]
You know I battled with the sorceress then. Yennefer.
[He's not going to withhold that, since obviously, it's relevant to Jaskier, even if he Estinien doesn't really understand how those two relate to one another. He does know that Jaskier is definitely against Thorne, though.]
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The smile comes, as uncertain as Estinien seems to be. He's unsure about everything to do with the Dimming, when it comes down to it. Yet, he believes that Jaskier is someone he can speak to about it plainly.]
I was. [He isn't going to lie about that, though he won't necessarily labour the point of how bad it was.] But Himeka was there to tend to me. I've been recovering well enough.
[He comes closer, to a more personable distance. He feels a bit badly that Jaskier looks so nervous, if it really is on his account. He isn't... frightened, is he?
Estinien wonders where Geralt even heard about it from. It had to be Yennefer. No one else could have known. So that means they are still speaking, despite what was done to Geralt. He's wondered before, but it does bolster the idea that they are collaborating, despite it all. Yet, is that because Geralt supports Throne's approach, or does he simply find Yennefer more important than anything else?]
You know I battled with the sorceress then. Yennefer.
[He's not going to withhold that, since obviously, it's relevant to Jaskier, even if he Estinien doesn't really understand how those two relate to one another. He does know that Jaskier is definitely against Thorne, though.]