A hooded figure moved through the tall trees in the forest, as the sun sunk down behind the marshland. His faithful steed not giving away his presence as he tracked down the footsteps lost in the rainy wetlands. He looked towards the sky to see nothing but a thick sheet of grey, the sun already forgotten as the beasts of the forest retreated into holes in the ground for they already feared the monsters that came out at night.
"Animals have the right instincts", he thought.
Too bad he was trained in the arts of a witcher, a thorough-bred monster killer incapable of fear, or any other emotion. He knew the Masters of the Academy had not succeeded completely in ridding him of emotions. His senses however were heightened, leaving capabilities…show more content… In the middle of his worrying, a knife was pointed at his back, and the man said "You are clearly a stupid man. With the other one you might have stood a chance, but now I will kill you. You need not worry, life will not leave you. Not quickly, No."
He knocked Dandelion's head in a swift blow as Dandelion collapsed to the floor with a whimper.
Eilif picked Dandelion easily and put him over his back and started walking back towards his cave.
It is not far from here.
I can use this man's blood as well, although it would be quite pointless.
Liara on the other hand..
Eilif started laughing loudly. He would not be stopped today. He would harness Liara's magical gifts tonight. He would acquire so much power from her blood, his townsfolk would bow down to him in servitude.
He reached the mouth of the cave, and set down Dandelion to disarm the trap he had laid earlier to stop any intruders.
A strong arm reached out and grabbed Eilif by the neck and threw him aside with ease. Eilif staggering, clearly taken by surprise turned around to see what had just happened.
The silver haired man stood tall against the dark of the night, looking down up Eilif.
"I shall ask you once." Geralt paused a few moments before he spoke again
"Where is Liara? I shall not ask…show more content… "If it's money you're after, I will offer you ten-fold what the reward for her return is. Her family doesn't come from much and will struggle to pay you that reward as well. Witcher! I make a compelling argument, do I not?"
Geralt paid no attention to Eilif's offer and took the girl over from a clearly struggling Dandelion and turned towards Roach, who looked ready to leave this desolate forest.
Eilif, in the blink of an eye, made a dash for Liara whilst Geralt's back was turned towards him.
As he was about to grab Liara, Geralt turned around and knocked Eilif's forehead with the blunt of his sword, as Eilif hit the ground like a rock.
"We should finish him off! The arrogance of this man to still try!" Dandelion exclaimed
Geralt simply turned back and headed to his horse. As he mounted, he said, " He's not going to try anything else tonight, not when he's unconscious."
Dandelion simply gathered his belongings and got on the horse, sitting behind the witcher.
"Geralt, tell me, does it ever get easier to know a man from a monster?" Dandelion asked, clearly puzzled with the events of the
