>> ⚔️ <<                        ❝          YOU KNOW    i don’t mind over how you handle yourself,  sadie.    what i    do   mind is when you drag me into something when i haven’t a clue that you have.        ❞          his words are grumbled out,    fingers tight ‘gainst the hilt of the silver sword in his grasp ‘fore flicking off    THE BLOOD    that stuck to its surface.

He kept note of the patrons that came and went from the seedy, backwoods bar Dutch owned— a front lest they need it that only housed their like, a handful of equally questionable locals, and the accidental road-tripper who was only passing through. It was Arthur’s job on those days to keep tabs on anyone coming and going lest they make trouble for them down the line. They didn’t usually which made many of his fellows complain when it was their turn on the rotation, but the girls usually enjoyed the company. Karen, evidently, wasn’t in the mood for it today, but the silence had always suited Arthur just fine.

He took another lazy sip of beer, unsatisfied by the taste but committed to it all the same. The telltale squeak of the front door’s aged hinges piqued Arthur’s attention enough to listen. He knew his companions by gait, boots scuffing and scraping over oiled hardwood in Dutch’s haughty bounce or Hosea’s tired limp, so it was no surprise when the seat beside him wheezed under Sadie Adler’s weight. Without bothering to look, Arthur downed the end of his beer and set it definitively on the inside lip of the bar.  “ Need a drink ? ”

               >> ⚔️ <<                            ❝           .  .    I DIDN’T EXPECT    you to stay as long as you have.    is that weird to admit    ??          ❞               

Look. Jaskier wasn’t stupid. He could tell when he was being tailed. With a little help from Geralt, he’d been getting quite good at it, after all. He typically knew what that meant. More than likely, this was some woman he’d slept with and enraged, or perhaps it was her husband that was looking to decorate his lovely home with his hide. Either way, the reason for all of this wasn’t going to be good, and he wasn’t stupid enough to start looking behind him just yet.

Instead, he hoped to lure them out of the populated city of Novigrad. The people there really didn’t need to be dealing with all of this. Or, well, they could probably handle it, but Jaskier wasn’t really looking to be dealing with the guards today.

Leaving through one of the numerous gates, he would continue on a bit longer before finally stopping.

“...Have a bit of business?” He would call out just louder over his typical speaking volume. Without Geralt there by his side, he’d need to handle this himself. Nothing he hadn’t done before, but it did often leave him on the somewhat nervous side when he didn’t have anyone to back him up.

                 >> ⚔️ <<               ❝        I DIDN’T SAY    i wanted to help    -----------    don’t confuse me owing you and wanting to help you kill someone.        ❞             he wasn’t a hired man,   not in the specific sense sadie    WANTED    him for but    he owed her.

@hellbentwidow​  --  Sadie glances at the body of the dismembered witch hunter on the ground, then back up at Geralt with an affectionate glint in her eyes. Really, what's more romantic than brutally murdering someone who was about to stab her in the shoulder to take her in? Her hand moves to the back of his neck to pull him down to her height, lips placing a kiss on his cheek, even with the blood still heavy on him. "I coulda gotten himself myself-- but thank you, handsome."

                                                         unprompted ask

              >> ⚔️ <<           HE GIVES GLANCE DOWN    to the headless witch hunter who’s body had crumpled to his feet.    he gave the body a small nudge with his foot ‘fore he bent down to remove the coin from his person.    he    OPENED    his mouth to speak only to find himself being pulled downward to sadie’s height,    a small rumble of amusement leaving him as he’s provided with a    BOUGHT    of affection.    he doesn’t mind it,    even more so with her lack of care of the blood that coated him in the moment.

BROOOOOO