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"Ok, fine. I will stay for a while. I could do with some rest anyways."

"Great! Thank you! It's going to be so nice talking to someone."

Ciri puts her clothes on. She leaves her sword where it is and walks to the bench.

"Do you want anything? Something to drink or eat?"

"No thank you I'm not thirsty. Come sit down. It's been a long journey just by myself."

Marcus sits down. "So where are you headed?"

"Not sure yet. I'm just enjoying the calm and quiet for the moment. It's been a busy few months."

"Oh, I'm sure. Life must be busy for a highborn lady as yourself. I'm surprised you don't have a retinue of guards or servants with you."

Ciri laughs. "What makes you think I'm a highborn lady?"

"Well, for starters you're too pretty. There's no way you don't have a life in some king's court somewhere. Plus the way you move and talk shows you had some training on how to be a lady."

"So you know what a highborn person acts like? Surprising for someone who lives in the middle of the forest."

Marcus laughs. "Well, I haven't always lived here. Believe it or not, I used to live in Novigrad. But the war made me move away and eventually I found myself here."

"Well I'm sorry to hear that. The war was not good for anyone."

"Was? Is it over?"

"Yeah it is. Radovid was assassinated and after that Emhyr had no difficulty securing his victory."

"Well, glad to hear it's over. I was worried it was going to last forever."

"Yeah it's over." Ciri stretches on the bench, sighing. She rubs her shoulders.

"Riding really tires you out."

"It does. There's a hot spring in the back. I use it all the time. It's really relaxing. I can take you to it if you want."