Chapter 16

"Clear your head, Aiden"

"Yes, Vesemir."

I took a deep breath and then began to clear my head and heard only Vesemir in the background.

"The witcher-ding path is very dangerous."

"Misunderstood, dangerous, freak of nature."

"This is how we are defined, but even with these insults, we witchers will have to keep our anger, our hatred behind us and think only of our contract"

"But, don't forget we are like a tiger that we must not step on the tail too hard, or we will show our teeth"

"There you go Aiden, keep that in mind, witchers are beings that were created to be able to defeat monsters, but don't forget your origins, we are and always will be humans from before, but instead of humans we have turned into hunters"

"Vesemir, why are you training me for this?"

"Calm, you must."

"Witchers must keep a cool head in all circumstances, that is what I am teaching you, Aiden."

"I want you to learn that not every fight can be beaten by rushing into the heap."

"Every hunt has to be studied and examined, and you have to be prepared to make plans for every circumstance, that's what being a witcher is all about"

"Come on, it's time for your training with Geralt."

"Yes."

Going down with Vesemir, I remembered some of the missions Geralt did in the game, he was cold in his demeanor even though he sympathized, he didn't put his feelings in front and put his job as a witcher first.

But I honestly think it's good to keep a cool head during missions, but is it good to keep it permanently?

Why not show the world that witchers have feelings?

These questions keep sticking in my head after all.

What is a witcher?

A hunter hunting monsters that threaten human life and especially the guardians of the border between monster and human.

Or is it good to remain cold and distant?

I don't think so, humans need contact with other humans otherwise they would just go crazy, that's why I don't understand why they don't want to show who they are

Let's take Geralt as an example, he's an excellent witcher, an incredible hunter and tracker, keeping a cool head in all circumstances, but it comes at a cost to keep him away from a lot of people when in reality he's an excellent person, always there for his loved ones, always a moral and physical support.

I understand, it's not that I don't like the way wizards behave, it's more like.

Frustration

Frustration that people don't see who Geralt is, frustration that these people, who defend humans from monsters, get so rejected and insulted

But in the end, I just sighed, because maybe it's a child's mind? I have never seen the whole world

After this short moment of silence, we finally arrived at Kaer Morhen, but we could hear 2 voices and when we saw who it was, we saw Geralt talking to someone with a scar on his right cheek and the only name that came to my mind was.

"Eskel, good to see you"

"Vesemir, always happy too"

Then he turns his eyes to me.

"Aiden"

"White Wolf told me about you, Aiden, the one who interests Vesemir and those very few that Vesemir is interested in someone."

"Thank you, for the compliment," may I turn my gaze back at Geralt

"Where is she?"

"In training, come on" Geralt went to the wooden swords and threw one at me which I received, I made some windmills

"Well, I want you to attack me with everything you've got because I'm not going to hold back either" Like, he'll do everything because if he does I have no chance

But with no time to finish thinking, a sword blew directly at me which I dodge a little without noticing that I was afraid, because his eyes were not like before, now his eyes look at me as someone who wants to kill.

Then came repeated strokes of the sword which I could only dodge, but he was too strong, for I received several strokes on me until

"Argh" I was thrown towards the wall, and my back which lands violently made me feel an incredible pain that I felt that my spine was broken, but as I tried to hold back my tears, I heard Geralt.

"Is that all?"

"Where is the person who shouted loud and clear that he would protect Ciri"

I would shake my hands on the ground a lot stronger to realize that changes were at work.

"What I see is a whiner."

"You witcher, don't make me laugh, you should stop this road, it seems that farmer is back in fashion..."

Then Geralt turns towards the castle

"I'm going to coach Ciri because at least she's talented..."

But before Geralt could finish, a cold wind arose and a scream from Aiden filled with cold

"THAT'S ENOUGH."

Then Aiden teleported himself and arrived before Geralt who, taken by surprise, managed to put himself in the position of parade only thanks to his experience Aiden's blow hit Geralt's guard and an explosion of ice appeared, ice was expelled all around.

Then under the shocked gaze of the three, he saw Geralt with his frozen hand bleeding and a more distant Aiden who was a freezing aura, his blue eye burned like a flame as his right shone like a shine.

Knowing the precarious situation, Vesemir headed to Geralt with Eskel just behind, but Geralt signaled to them to stop

"Geralt lets us help you, the child is no longer in control of these actions!"

"I know, but let me do it!"

Geralt began to approach Aiden, who was curling up and muttering

"I'm not weak."

"I don't want to be weak anymore."

"I don't want to live a life of loneliness anymore."

Hearing this, Geralt stopped and watched as Aiden's figure rolled over and without worrying about the ice chips wounding his body, he approached and Aiden's face was shown to Geralt, ice tears fell, and this expression was someone who had experienced loneliness and helplessness was noticed by Geralt and the only action that came instantly was to wrap his arms around Aiden's frail body hoping to give a low heat.

"Aiden, you're not alone, and you'll never be alone, you have a family, someone you need to protect."

"And above all, let me take all your misfortunes, sadness, all your negative feelings and give them to me, isn't that what a father does?"

Hearing this, the continuing ice explosion dropped in intensity, but at the same time, a small figure ran toward Aiden and jumped on him in tears.

"No, Aiden doesn't leave me, you're the last, you promised me to stay together, don't break your promise!"

With the 2 closest hugs of these people, the temperature slowly returns to normal.

Then the few consciences that remained at Aiden pointed out the situation, Geralt bled because of frostbite due to the cold and Ciri was much worse because she was less resistant than Geralt

Wanting to stop all this, a wave of fatigue came and Aiden fainted

—

Should I trust these adventure tellers?

What do I have to lose anyway?

I was coming to a lady who was dressed as a seer, slim, they have no style.

I sit in front of her with my legs crossed, and then I look at her.

"You know what I'm waiting for?"

"Indeed, always impatient"

"Of course now tell me will I always be with him?"

"No, after that is not what you managed to do to destroy the spell that bound you"

"Oh well, why then for several days, I've been seeing myself next to someone with white hair and that freezing feeling that instead of feeling cold, it's heat"

"Unfortunately, the future is uncertain."

"As I thought, you were useless" I got up and as I was about to go out, I heard the lady talking.

"Despite that, you are destined for great things in his company, you know."

"Like this, I've already dealt with a guy with white hair who because of a spell manipulated our feelings so no I'm better on my own" then I left without turning.

—

Seeing the room silently restored, my gaze still centered on the exit, a whisper held

"Your destiny will always catch you, no one can escape his destiny."

"Isn't it Yennefer of Vengerberg" then as if by magic only silence remained in this place