#i couldn't pick between her and joyce adlkfj

[firewvlk]

@virtuousouls​​ (for skye)

although she had tried to use her powers to leave this world, ciri wasn’t certain she would actually leave if given the chance. all she had waiting for her back home was control of an empire she hated and an arranged marriage she wanted nothing to do with. she had family here, fake -- blood or not, made little difference to her. and skye was here... friends weren’t a luxury she was used to, it wasn’t easy to connect with others when you lived on the run, jumping from world to world, just to stay alive. she didn’t want to lose all of that just for some moral duty she never even wanted.

the sound of the crashing waves and scent of salt water always brought her comfort, reminding the ashen haired girl of her summers and winters spent in skellige as a child. she spent most nights at the beach when she needed to think or be alone, knowing the normal crowd wouldn’t be around this late. speak of the devil, she thought, a small smile tugging at her lips at the sound of footsteps and a familiar heartbeat. while she hadn’t been subjected to witcher mutations, she had received the same training and special herbs as them, leaving her senses damn sharp, for a human. plus, skye wasn’t exactly a quiet person. ❝ this spot is taken, you’ll have to find somewhere else to loiter, ❞ she quipped, her gaze still fixed on the water.