Geralt and Velorina left the fallen kingdom of Cintra to try and find Ciri also Geralt wanted to go back home, back to Kaer Morhen. Night has fallen and Velorina felt like she was in her element. She loved the night, she always has, it's in her DNA. Geralt smiled seeing the little pep in her step as she walked through the forest like the grim reaper himself, "You seem happy." He said as he rode on Roach, who sniffed the odd being that was leading them around, "I love the night Geralt. It's peaceful, quiet, everything is at a standstill. Yet at the same time danger lurks around every corner, it's the perfect scene for drama sometimes, and a hunt." She said with a wicked smile, "Stop that." Geralt rolled his eyes at his woman. Velorina let out a giggle to which Geralt smiled, he always love her laugh. Geralt and Velorina stopped, both seeing a man moving corps in an camp that was clearly overrun. Velorina scuffed at the old man, along with the smell that was around even if they were miles away from the peasant, "Let's go around." Velorina said as she begin walking without waiting for an answer, "No, he's going to get himself killed." Geralt answered, he kicked Roach forward wanting to help the human.
Velorina rolled her eyes as she watched, "You're going to get yourself killed one day." She said to him with her arm crossed not moving from her spot, "You keep telling me that, and i'm still here." Geralt smiled at her then turned around looking forward, "Geralt love, for once let the human meet his fate. If he's willing to join the dead then let him." Velorina was beginning to get irritated with Geralt nobility. Geralt stopped Roach, "I can't let him die Vel, he need to be warn at least. Then I will leave him be ok, are you coming?" He asked. Velorina let out another huff, "No, i'm not saving that peasant. Sometimes nature need to take their course, if the forest want him let them take him." Velorina stated stubbornly. Geralt nod his head kicking Roach forward much to the horse distaste as she smelt what was ahead of them. Velorina rolled her eyes at her stubborn man, "Fine! I'll meet you on the other side. Don't come crying to me when you get killed!" Velorina hollered to him, Geralt only raised his hand to her. Velorina nose flared as she 'hmm'd' while turning away from him, "Foolish Witcher, stupid noble conscious." She mumbled while kicking the forest dirt around as she moved.
Geralt rode Roach to the man, the horse let out an uneasy whine when she was told to stop. The man looked to the Witcher who eyes glowed in the night, "I'll winds follow grave robbers." Geralt said to him. The scuffed at the known Witcher, "If I was a robber, i'd be taking their belongings, Butcher." He said as he went back to pilling up bodies, "If I was a butcher you'd be amongst the corpses." Geralt threw back with hast. The man let out a sigh as he knew that would be true, "I was goin home to my family when I came across these poor souls. Cintran refugees. Dead at least a week." The man explained. Geralt looked around hoping to not find the child around, he didn't smell her among the corpse but one can never be sure with corpse. "Now they're feast for the crows." The man finished. Geralt was hearing the Ghouls coming closer to the mass grave, "They're not crows." He told the foolish man, "Wolves?" "No." The man sigh in annoyance, "With the hands of two, I could move quicker." He bargain.
"The only thing you should do quickly is flee." Geralt told the man. "Come on Roach back to Kaer Morhen." Geralt said to his mare, who gladly agreed wanting to get away from the horrid smell. "Don't leave! look at these people. Innocent people all killed for what?" The man hollered. Geralt was beginning to understand how Velorina felt about him, 'How ironic.' Geralt thought as he continue on, trying to ignore the man plead. Soon Geralt heard the Ghouls make their move towards the man and the bodies, he halted Roach with an annoyance sigh, he grab his sword to quickly run back to save the man from death.
Velorina let out another sigh as she heard the man holler in fear then a sword slashing threw the forest. She was tapping her feet waiting for the fight to be over between Geralt and the little monsters that always annoyed her to no end. "Hurry up idiot." She mumbled as she listened to the fight. She looked to her claw nails without care until she heard Geralt holler in pain, Velorina snapped her head up, "Geralt!" She hollered as she raced through the forest to save him. In a blink of an eye she saw him taking out the last Ghoul before looking down at his leg "Fuck." He said when he saw the bite. "Geralt" Velorina said as she cuffed his face with worry. Geralt smiled at her seeing her beautiful face, "Almost a happier ever after, after all." He mumbled as he cuffed her face. "Geralt." Velorina said with worry as she smelt the wound on his body and the infection spreading, she begin to shake when Geralt fell to his knees, her following down with with him holding his arms. "A fitting end." He said to her before passing out in her arms.
Velorina panic seeing him go limp, sweating like no tomorrow, "Geralt! Geralt! Don't you dare die you fucking idiot!" She hollered in a panic while clenching him close to her. She held onto him as tightly as she can without speeding his death, "Help, some one help." She whimpered as she felt like she was a child once again, that same fear begin to creep over her body, the one that she hoped to never feel in her life. The man that Geralt saved came rushing over breathing hard, "I can help. Let me take him so we can find him help." He said as he reached for the Witcher, Velorina growled at him eyes redder then ever before, her k-9 fangs sharpened and growing while she clenched Geralt, "Go the fuck away, it's because of you he's like this you fucking human." She growled with furiousness. The man swallowed his fear as he stared at her, "I'm sorry ma'am. I know i'm at fault, let me fi-fix it please. I owe him that." He said. Velorina picked up Geralt with ease, she was about to take him herself when she saw Roach watching from the trees and knew she couldn't leave her behind. She looked down at Geralt then at the man who was shaking with fear, but was also staring at her with wonder as she held a grown man like a weightless child, "If he dies, so does you and your family." She threatened. The man nod his head quickly in understanding, "Of course ma'am." Velorina nudged her head from him to lead the way.
Velorina fetched water every so often to keep Geralt fever at bay for as long as she could, the man was trying to keep Geralt from falling back to sleep which annoyed Velorina to the very end of her nerves but knew Geralt did need to stay awake. She sigh as she walked with a water pouch, "Easy does' it. You got bit Butcher, you're delirious, but you're not dead." The man said. Velorina growled at him, causing the man to look forward swallowing hard. "Not on my watch." The man bravely finished to Geralt. Velorina jumped on the wagon seeing Geralt eyes widen but not focused, she gently grab his head making him drink water. He groan before resting his head back on the sacks that was keeping him as still as possible.
Geralt tried to get up from them only for the man and Velorina to push him down, "Stay still Geralt." Velorina gently said to him as she rub his face, "I'll take you both to my farm, just as soon as these poor old horses can take us there." The man told both the Witcher and the monster that was on his wagon. Velorina sigh shaking her head as she look to Roach with distaste, "Why couldn't you have wings?" She asked the horse, Roach shook her head at the strange monster that she known all her horse life. Velorina once again tried to ignore the man who kept telling Geralt to stop falling asleep, she rested her arm on her raised knee while the other dangled over the wagon, "I told you these humans would get you killed. Do you listen? No." She mumbled as she eyed the wound on his leg. It looked flustered, with pus flowing out, she can smell the disgusting infection, his body mutation was slowing the process down but who know how long Geralt body can keep fighting. She sigh as she begin to think about when she was in that very perdition when Geralt found her, and their destiny was forever connected.
Geralt was seeing visions, he was seeing his mother, and the spread of delicious food that was put in from of him. A child Geralt was in the barn with a milk bucket on his head while swinging his stick, "Back! Back you beast. I'll kill you and take your treasure." He said to the invisible monster. Do not fear princess." He said thinking about his new friend he met the day before, his mother entered the scene, "Dinner time." She said to him. Geralt smiled rushing to the table where the food was being placed, "Someday i'll make you a necklace of dragon teeth, the prettiest necklace ever." Geralt told his mother, "No, we must live and let live." She told him. Geralt was confuse as to what she meant, "What's that mean?" He asked. "It's our code, we have to cling to something. If we don't the world will descends into chaos." Visenna elaborated. In Geralt mind he was replaying everything that has happen to him while hunting for the dragon with Borch and his warriors, when he first saw Velorina again after so many years. In the corner of young Geralt eyes he spotted said Golden dragon who looked right back at him, only in a very small form, "It's all magic. It's not real." Borch said to the young child, as the vision faded to white.
Velorina begin to worry as Geralt stared to holler out "Ma!". She cuffed his face as his eyes begin to go wild. "Hey, hey. It's ok Geralt, it's me Velorina. I'm right here." She whispered to him while resting her forehead against his, Geralt calmed a bit then he said a name that she recognized, "Vesemir." She pulled away staring at him, 'He must be thinking about his past.' She thought as she held his head, once again he hollered out to his mother with fear of a child. Velorina closed her eyes as she thought, 'Is this how you felt, when she abandon you and brought you to Vesemir." Velorina let out a sigh as night rolled around.
Young Geralt ran out side with a smile on his face while eating an apple, he couldn't wait to see his new friend. Velorina groaned as she looked at her wound then heard familar tiny feet coming her way, "Go away." She mumbled to herself, "Princess! You knight is back." Geralt hollered with gusto, he puffed out his young chest at her with pride, Velorina stared at the annoying child then rolled her eyes while turning away from him. "Go away tea cup." She growled at him. Geralt laugh as he sat beside her, causing the Vampire to growl, "You know, you're very pretty. Do you think we can be friends forever." He asked her. Velorina growled as she tried to stand up but failing, she shook her head then stared at the young boy, who stared back with a smile, "If you find away to live forever then sure. Until then, you will be forever a small annoying little tea cup." She said to him. Geralt only laugh, he then stood up putting his small hands on his hips, "I will live forever! Just you watch, then you will be my Princess! Forever and ever." He so surly said. Velorina only stared at the child, Geralt kneeled down getting close to her face, staring into her eyes that seem to call to him, "Promise we will always be friends Princess." He said. Velorina sigh knowing he wasn't going to go anywhere without an answer, "Sometimes tea cup, we don't get what we want. Sometimes things must die, for others to thrive." Velorina told him. "What does that mean?" He asked while cuddling close to her, staring at her as if she was the most important thing to him, Velorina felt uncomfortable with the way this young child was staring at her, she looked down at him as he leaned against her side with a small smile, "It means, soon you will have to wake up." She said as her voice begin to drift, "Velorina? Velorina!" Geralt hollered when she disappeared from him like a fading shadow. He tried to run to her, but she was fading farther and farther away.
Velorina got worried when he shouted her name in the night, "Geralt, hey." She softly said while cuffing his face. He stared at her with unfocus eyes, "I'm a Witcher, but you knew that already." He said while looking through her, Velorina only looked on with worry. "If you weren't so close to death I would make this into a joke later." She told him while wiping his face, "Thank you, thank you for saving me." He mumbled again, as he closed his eyes, "I'm glad our paths has crossed then." Velorina only begin to get worried, she looked down, seeing his leg getting better thanks to the remedies she remember that her mother use to use. She looked back to Geralt who continue to talk, "Ma?" He asked. He sat up like he was seeing a ghost, "Come closer, look into my eyes. Do you know what they do to Witcher to give them their eyes." He growled with so much anger. Velorina allowed him to continue, she can tell he wasn't out of the woods but he was coming close, Geralt clearly needed time. Time to clear out what ever it was that he held onto for so long. Velorina sigh as she listened to his one-sided conversation to Visenna.
Velorina finally pushed Geralt back down hoping the medicine would take over the infection, it wasn't long before he came through only this time fully conscious. He looked around seeing the Merchant then seeing his worried woman, "Welcome back." Velorina said with a small smile as she cuffed his face, "Vel." Geralt softly said while breathing hard, he looked around once more then stared at Velorina who followed his every move. "Where she go?" He asked. "The woman." Velorina was about to answer when the man intruppted, "Which one, you called out so many." He laugh seeing his hero alive and aware, Velorina ignored him as she and Geralt shared a look, "You're lucky I know these women." She growled to him, Geralt looked to the man for help only for the man to shake his head wildly while eyeing the glaring woman. "How far from your home to the battlefield." Geralt instead asked as he stood up with the help from Velorina. "Huh?" The man asked. "To Sodden?" Geralt elaborated.
Velorina helped him on the wagon, "Well it's an hour with a swift horse. You know, i'm just a simple merchant. I can't repay you for my life, but I can give you a law of surprise." The man offered. Geralt and Velorina groaned in annoyance hearing that phrase, "Just give me ale and your debt is repaid." Geralt insisted, "Come on, we got to go!" He hollered. The Man rushed to get his horse on the road.
Velorina looked back to Geralt who looked very out of it, "You ok?" She asked while moving his hair from his face. Geralt only stared at her, like he was seeing the light for the first time, "I love you Velorina." He suddenly said to her, he grab her hand gently in his, "I love you too Geralt. All of your stupidity for almost getting killed for saving this-" Velorina paused as she looked at the man who risked his own life to help Geralts, she sigh as she looked back to the smiling Witcher, "Man." She mumbled with annoyance. The man smiled to her then went back to driving the wagon, Geralt chuckled as he continue to just, stare at her. Velorina cleared her throat seeing him just staring, "You're a softy." Geralt playfully said to her. Velorina gave him a very displeased look, "Listen here Witcher, I am so not a softy. Don't forget I can-" She was intruppted by Geralt kissing her with passion, holding her head to his. He pulled away resting his head against hers with a smile, "I thought I would never get to kiss you again." He said to her. Velorina smiled at him while cuffing his face once again, "I thought so too. As you were eating dirt, I couldn't help but to think how much you mean to me." She whispered to him. Geralt chuckled at her, "I heard you cry." He teased, which earned him a swift pinch, "Don't push it tea cup. You thought I forgot didn't you." She said with a raised eyebrow. Geralt groan in annoyance, "I thought it was magic." He mumbled to himself, "What was that?" "Nothing."
They finally reached the Merchant ranch and was greeted by a woman, "Yurga!" She hollered. "You alright?" Yurga asked. "We're okay." She answered with glee, "Is Nadbor safe?" "We're all ok, the war is close but we're okay. I need to tell you something." The woman said. Velorina and Geralt stepped off the wagon stretching their bodies while looking around the area, "I met a girl. An orphan, I found her in the woods nearby." Geralt froze hearing those words, Velorina stared at the two humans then eyed Geralt who looked off into the woods like it was a lifeline. "Butcher! Butcher! Where you going?" Yurga hollered at the retreating man. Velorina only stared at him as he made his way into the woods, she walked to the edge of the woods keeping her distance from the Witcher. She paused as she looked on while Geralt continue to search for the girl, Velorina turned her head seeing another being running towards Geralt. She watched as the two finally saw each other, they stared at each other in wonder as they finally came face to face properly. Velorina saw the Ciri run to Geralt with open arms, both embracing one another like two souls finally coming together.
Velorina swallowed watching the scene, she didn't know how to feel. She was happy for Geralt to finally have found Ciri. She couldn't help but to feel like she was being pushed a side, she raised her hand to her neck while eyeing the two, she walked slowly away into the shadows not wanting to be apart of the union. She sigh as she leaned against the nearby tree, she touched her brand that was near her ribs, 'What will change now that Ciri was in the picture?' Velorina thought to herself, 'Will he want to keep her? Will he still want to help me like he said he did, will he still love me like he say he do?' All these thought was running through Velorina head, it was foolish she knows, but she couldn't help but to feel those worries, this was all new to her. This was new to Geralt as well as Ciri, everything has change for everyone involved, not knowing how everything will turn out is causing the Higher Vampire to over think and to worry about the future that she never thought she would be apart of.
A/N: This wrap up season 1 of The Witcher! Thank you all for such the wonderful support. This will continue on with season 2 when it finally comes out and I can't wait! Thank you so much and I will see you soon. Bye!💖