[It's a lovely sentiment, Felix thinks, and clearly to an extent Jaskier's even right. But when it comes to battle, to the tools of meting out death, anything can happen. Things can happen unintentionally, or as the result of a split second of inattention or doubt, or of letting emotion override sense.
But Felix knows by now not to bother trying to convince Jaskier of any of that.]
so this has happened to him before. it seems such horrors are something our worlds have in common. warriors with strength and skill like geralt are always targets for those cowardly and cruel enough to use others as tools and weapons.]
[The rest of Jaskier's message gives Felix some pause. It's much too familiar, but he finds himself somewhat unsurprised. It wouldn't be his first choice either to tell someone else about Dimitri's past, but Dimitri isn't nearly as tight-lipped about himself as Geralt is, and under the circumstances it seems only fair to explain.]
what hypocritical bunk. begging geralt to solve their problems for them while hating him for the very skills he uses to do so. how sickening.
I don't know how much claude has told you about dimitri's history. at home the magic dimitri inherited through his bloodline gives him absurd physical strength. when his emotions rule him he has trouble controlling it. for a long time he lived for bloody vengeance alone. no one directly controlled his actions but he was not entirely in control either. now he believes himself to be a monster thanks to ingrained teachings from the church and other cruelties. and blames himself for things he didn't cause. so I understand.
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But Felix knows by now not to bother trying to convince Jaskier of any of that.]
so this has happened to him before.
it seems such horrors are something our worlds have in common.
warriors with strength and skill like geralt are always targets for those cowardly and cruel enough to use others as tools and weapons.]
[The rest of Jaskier's message gives Felix some pause. It's much too familiar, but he finds himself somewhat unsurprised. It wouldn't be his first choice either to tell someone else about Dimitri's past, but Dimitri isn't nearly as tight-lipped about himself as Geralt is, and under the circumstances it seems only fair to explain.]
what hypocritical bunk.
begging geralt to solve their problems for them while hating him for the very skills he uses to do so.
how sickening.
I don't know how much claude has told you about dimitri's history.
at home the magic dimitri inherited through his bloodline gives him absurd physical strength.
when his emotions rule him he has trouble controlling it.
for a long time he lived for bloody vengeance alone.
no one directly controlled his actions but
he was not entirely in control either.
now he believes himself to be a monster thanks to ingrained teachings from the church and
other cruelties.
and blames himself for things he didn't cause.
so I understand.