"It's not. I know you're not that stupid, my ugly one." Ciri may be as rebellious as any teenage girl might be, but she's also smart. She knows how much is at risk. How much she is at risk. Even if she didn't want to know it, there are constant reminders from abandoning one hideaway to another to Geralt's constant hovering.

He probably wouldn't like that she's talking to Ciri in a non teaching magic way right now. She tries not to think about that.

Yennefer will not lie to Ciri. If she wants to foster any sort of trust between them, then she has to be honest. She nudges her own head towards the smaller house she had been inhabiting.

"It was cramped in there as well."