Radiant Raiments

Soon Vincent and Ciri find themselves in an office in which Vincent sees the people he was looking for as Endarie was looking far more older than her sister as always.

"It has been a long time, Vincent," says Endarie as she was sitting on her chair.

"It has, I can see that you are bigger than the last time I have seen you. Back then you were opening your first shop on Thedas," says Vincent as Taarie began to laugh.

"It is all thanks to you that we became this big. Radiant Raiments is the only place in which the First Emperor buys his clothes. This was quite a big deal back then, making many people order clothes from us just to enter your good grace or to copy you, not knowing that you don't care what someone is was wearing," says Taarie as Vincent was their biggest supporter even if he didn't know that.

"And the schematics bring in quite a lot of money as well even more so now that people like to cosplay in those clothes," says Endarie as Taarie nods in agreement.

"Cosplay?" asks Vincent not knowing what they meant when Ciri stepped in.

"People like to dress up and pretend to be someone else from a game or movie," says Ciri as Vincent only sighs feeling older by the second.

"So why have you come? I don't think you came only for a talk," says Endarie as Vincent nods.

"I came because Ciri needs a wedding dress and because I need new clothes," says Vincent as they looked at Vincent as if he was a goose that was laying golden eggs.

"We will do it for free but we want a picture of her in the wedding dress as we have with every one of your wives," says Taarie as Vincent was confused.

"Even of Yennefer?" asks Vincent as Taarie walked towards a shelf and took a folder from it.

She opened it and every wife of Vincent was in it as a painting or picture even Yennefer wearing her white dress when Taarie says, "Of course, every single one is in this folder. We use them for commercial purposes."

"The Queen of Nilfgaard will be quite a catch even if she should be in Nilfgaard at the moment going by the news," says Taarie smiling at Ciri as she knew who she was.

"I could just be a person that looks a lot like her," says Ciri as Taarie shakes her head.

"You might fool the people outside this room but not us. We lived quite a long time to know who is standing in front of us," says Endarie as she looked at Ciri seriously.

"Come with me, girl. I need to take your measures," says Endarie as Taarie looked at Vincent.

"You need new sets of your schematics, right?" asks Taarie as Vincent nods making Taarie smile even more.

"Let me take your measures so Endarie can make them once she is done with the wedding dress," says Taarie as Vincent followed Taarie.

"How are your children doing?" asks Vincent as he followed her.

"The oldest is in charge of the branch in Vengerberg while the youngest is a Legionary like her father was," says Taarie as she smiles sadly.

"Tor was a good man," says Vincent as Taarie nods.

"He was too bad I won't see him again once I die," says Taarie knowing that she won't be able to go to Sovngarde to meet her husband.

"Maybe I can pull some strings but don't be too happy and live on some more centuries. I can't have your sister run this place or it will fall into shambles knowing her bad habit of speaking her mind," says Vincent, making Taarie laugh out loud knowing what Vincent means with that.

"Don't worry, I still will see my great-great-grandchildren and their children before I drop dead," says Taarie as she was the only one of the two to have children.

Vincent stood still as Taarie was taking his new measures and put them in the folder with Vincent's old measures before saying, "We improved the schematics since back then. You will love the new designs of them."

"I really start to feel old again. First my musket and now my clothes. Something else that is centuries behind?" asks Vincent as he joked about it.

"Maybe your mind. Society doesn't look that well on harems any longer. You should maybe stop marrying people," says Taarie making Vincent laugh out loud.

"You should tell that to Mina," says Vincent as Taarie knew about Mina's objective of tying all races to the Imperial Family.

"Oh, I have tried that when she came with Yennefer but both of them didn't want to hear anything of it," says Taarie as she finished taking the measures and completed the new sheet of Vincent which she made a digital copy of before putting it in the folder and putting the folder back.

"How much do I owe you?" asks Vincent as Taarie taps his back.

"Nothing, but I will ask Mina to take some pictures of you once the outfits arrive at your house. They will rekindle the flame of you only buying clothes from this store," says Taarie as she couldn't bring herself to charge Vincent since he and Tor were comrades.

"Right, here is my number. If you ever need something just call me even if it is to get someone out of jail," says Vincent seriously as they exchanged numbers.

"I just hope that those strings you are trying to pull will help me," says Taarie hopefully.

"I will try my best," says Vincent as they leave the room and arrived at the office again where Ciri was going over some designs for her dress.

After everything was done they leave the office which was on the top floor when they realize that many people were looking at them and Vincent says, "Let us get out of here quick."

He opens a rift which both passed and they arrived in the middle of Kvatch which has changed more than Solitude in Vincent's eyes making him pull his phone out and call Mannimarco.

"Vincent, what can I do for you today?" asks Mannimarco from the other side of the phone.

"I need your help. You know where we used to meet each other?" asks Vincent as Mannimarco was thinking.

"You mean at the central plaza when it was the only one in the city," says Mannimarco as he was guessing.

"Yes, where I normally would teleport to. I am in Kvatch and need your help in finding Silas Cousland," says Vincent as the call ended abruptly, making Vincent say, "Mannimarco? Mannimarco, are you there?"

Soon a rift appeared in front of Vincent from which Mannimarco stepped out and says, "You are lucky that my research is at a pause right now since we are decrypting some data of the Prothean Database. Going by our information it can be a weapon to kill the Reapers.

It was incomplete so the Protheans couldn't use it against them, but maybe we can complete it using our technology. If we succeed we will save many lives."

"You will but how long do you think it will take to decrypt it and begin its production?" asks Vincent as Mannimarco was thinking quite hard over this matter while walking into the direction Vincent wanted to go.

"If it really is the weapon then we can say that it will take us up to three years if we go at a rapid and twenty if we make it right. But it depends on one thing," says Mannimarco as Vincent knew what he wanted to say.

"It depends if it really is a weapon," says Vincent as Mannimarco nods.

"Exactly, it is good that you still have your sharp mind after all those years on your own. But yes, we still don't know if it is only another data dump they left behind telling us about the Reapers and the atrocities they committed," says Mannimarco as he really had enough of reading about how the Protheans lost against the Reapers.

"And if there is no weapon?" asks Vincent as Mannimarco looked at him.

"Then we still have our last hope which is you," says Mannimarco as Vincent sighs.

"We also will have the Traveler," says Vigilance as he appears floating beside Vincent.

"You think he will be able to help us. You ran away from an enemy I would face head-on but those Reapers sound more dangerous than your Taken King," says Vincent as Vigilance looked at Vincent.

"Have you ever faced a Reaper before?" asks Vigilance as Vincent looked at him confused.

"No, why?" asks Vincent as Vigilance floated in front of him.

"Then why are you afraid of it. Maybe they are only as strong as the Taken King which you aren't afraid of or even weaker," says Vigilance as Vincent suddenly began to think.

'He is right. The only thing we know comes from that damn book which was manipulating me,' thinks Vincent as he looked seriously at Vigilance who became nervous.

"You are right we never met one before, but it is better to be prepared than to be caught with your pants down," says Vincent as he flicked his finger against Vigilance with a smile that surprised not only Mannimarco but also Ciri.

Vincent normally didn't smile when it came to the Reapers but now he even made a little joke about being prepared when they arrived where Silas Cousland was working.

"I will leave you then. I have other things to look after," says Mannimarco as Vincent thanks him for bringing him there.

Vincent enters the building with Ciri when they find firearms hanging from the walls. They arrive at the reception where they find a young man behind it.

"What can I do for you, sir?" asks the receptionist as he looked at Vincent with anticipation because not many people in the Empire use firearms or are even interested in them.

"I am looking for Silas Cousland. I heard he is the man when it comes to guns," says Vincent as the receptionist immediately picked up the phone and called Silas's office.

"He is on his way," says the receptionist with the hope that they found two new gun enthusiasts.