to post this during not-winter
via https://ift.tt/37b3sSz
This is the Baby Lambert fic but he isn’t in this chapter, this is some
Geralt stuff.
Mostly, I wanted to give Varin a little more dimension, though Geralt’s POV
makes it tricky to really get a handle on him. Still.
Chapter 4: Frostproof
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26121523/chapters/66023854
“Show me your hands,” Varin said. “I want to see if you’re frostproof.”
Somewhat bemused, Geralt held out his hands, and Varin inspected them. As
he did so, Geralt realized the swordmaster’s left hand was frostbitten, the
fingers swollen taut. Geralt’s hands weren’t exactly comfortable, but no,
he didn’t have frostbite. Varin looked up into his face, and he was
startled to note that the older Witcher had patches of frostbite on his
cheeks and nose as well.
“Perhaps you are frostproof,” Varin said, quirking an eyebrow.
“Or I had good mittens,” Geralt said.
“That’s true, it’s hardly a conclusive test,” Varin said. He kept his eyes
on Geralt’s face, searching as if he’d find some other evidence there. “You
could’ve taken a couple more potions too, doubtless.”
“I mean,” Geralt said, “so could you.” He shrugged. “Is that what this was
about? You want to know if I was worth it? The answer’s no, Varin, I’m not
that much better. Not three boys’ worth better.”
Varin glanced down at Geralt’s hands, then released them and looked back up
into his face, clasping his own hands behind himself. “That wasn’t why I
came with you,” he said.