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[witcherbigbang]

Please find what I lost... (me)

Author: Tirthurin

Beta Reader: zmezagain

Artist: kenwave

Rating: E

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Word Count: 52,931

Pairing: Eskel/Geralt

Tags: a specter, Hurt Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Near Death Experiences, Medieval Medicine, Witcher Contract Gone Wrong (The Witcher), allusion to attempted child-molestation (saved by the teacher), Swearing, geralt's low self-esteem, Angst, monster-fighting, Medieval Surgery practices, Wiedźmin | The Witcher-Typical Violence

Summary:

When a monster hunt turns into a disaster, Geralt is convinced that this ist the contract that will cost him his life. But if he has to go down, he'll make sure to take the final monster with him - resorting to drastic measures that are more effective than he would have thought.

A day later, a strange boy with Witcher's eyes and sketchy memories appears before Jaskier and Lambert and asks them to rescue a not-quite-dead-yet Witcher with whom he shares a confusing connection.

Add Eskel, who had been seeking Geralt for reasons of his own, to the rescue party, and you have three-and-a-half people that set out to safe the Witcher, who’s a friend, annoying brother or beloved - depending on whom you'd ask.

Will they get there in time? And if they do - will they actually be able to save Geralt, or will there only be time for a final goodbye?

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Dark Metinna - Chapter 2: Author's notes

We're at chapter 2 and things finally get rolling! Listen to tracks 4 - 6 on the playlist if you want to get the right atmosphere!

Notes and spoilers under the cut:

For this chapter special kudos go to Tirthurin who helped me figure out the distance between Metinna and Nilfgaard

The mention of Emhyr's private office is a small nod to my WIP. Don't worry too much about it. If you follow my stories, you'll learn more at a later point.

What Geralt doesn't realize in this chapter is that deadly nightshade (and henbane) are slow-acting poisons, at least for humans, and it can take up to anywhere from 5 to 30 mins for the effects to show - probably even more because it's being ingested. So it's unlikely that he would have seen the effect after drinking the wine with the Count and the Countess.

The walk he took with the Count is different, though. He should have shown signs of poisoning, shouldn't he?

[witcherbigbang]

I have a question concerning the summary.

The story I am working on is probably about two thirds, maybe three quarters done, but my characters still surprise me with what they absolutely want to have written, so I am still not sure myself, how everything will work out.

Does the summary need to be as detailed as possible, to make it easier for the betareaders to see if it interests them at all, or is a rough outline about the main concept enough?

Also, should I err on the side of caution regarding the rating? Like, I'm not really too sure how they work. I suppose I'll have to chose "mature" anyway, but what if I notice, that in the end, I need to change it to explicit after all? Could I put it as "mature, might become explicit but I'm not sure yet"?

Hello! 

I would say a run down of the main concepts is enough, as well as listing any potential triggers or any other content warnings you see fit. 

And saying that it’s Mature for now but the rating may change is perfect as well :) Basically Mature is for more adult concepts and content, and can have some sex scenes but usually nothing too explicit. Explicit is usually for the more extreme end of things, so the gore is very detailed as well as any sex scenes.

I hope this helps and answers your questions! 

- Mod Ken