(Witcher 4) Time of Contempt by Unknown

Author:Unknown
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was sufficient for her to betray us without a second thought.’ ‘Answer!’ said Tissaia de Vries forcefully. ‘Answer her, Enid!’ ‘Answer, Francesca.’ The clinking of dimeritium handcuffs. The singsong, elven lilt of Francesca Findabair, the Daisy of the Valleys, the most beautiful woman in the world. ‘Va vort a me, Dh’oine. N’aen te a dice’n.’ ‘Will that suffice, Tissaia?’ barked Philippa. ‘Will you believe me now? You, me, all of us, are - and always were - Dh’oine, humans, to her. And she, Aen Seidhe, has nothing to say to humans. And you, Fercart? What did Vilgefortz and Emhyr promise you, that made you choose treachery?’ ‘Go to hell, you debauched slut.’ Geralt held his breath, but this time didn’t hear the sound of brass knuckles hitting bone. Philippa was more composed than Keira. Or she didn’t have any brass knuckles. ‘Radcliffe, take the traitors to Garstang! Detmold, give your arm to ArchMistress de Vries. Go. I’ll join you soon.’ Footsteps. The scent of cinnamon and muskroot. ‘Dijkstra.’ ‘I’m here, Phil.’ ‘Your men are no longer needed here. They may return to Foxia.’ ‘Are you absolutely sure — ’ ‘To Foxia, Dijkstra!’ ‘Yes, Your Grace.’ There was scorn in the spy’s voice. ‘The lackeys can leave. They’ve done their bidding. Now it is a private matter for the mages. And thus I, without further ado, will leave Your Grace’s beautiful presence. I didn’t expect gratitude for my help or my contribution to your putsch, but I am certain that Your Grace will keep me in her gracious memory.’ ‘Forgive me, Sigismund. Thank you for your help.’ ‘Not at all. It was my pleasure. Hey, Voymir, get your men. I want five to stay with me. Take the others downstairs and board The Spada. But do it quietly, on tiptoe, without any fuss, commotion or fireworks. Use side corridors. Don’t breathe a word of this in Foxia or in the harbour. That’s an order!’ ‘You didn’t see anything, Geralt,’ said Philippa Eilhart in a whisper, wafting cinnamon, muskroot and baking soda onto the Witcher. ‘You didn’t hear anything. You never spoke to Vilgefortz. Dijkstra will take you to Foxia now. I’ll try to find you when . . . when it’s all over. I promised you as much yesterday and I’ll keep my word.’ ‘What about Yennefer?’ ‘I’d say he’s obsessed,’ said Dijkstra, returning and shuffling his feet.

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