I'm going to be honest, I hated that we had to leave Faerun. Jaskier looked so happy being able to do magic, I didn't want to force him to leave that behind. And for what? So he could go back to learning Witcher signs (yes he got mutated, but as an adult, it's a Thing and I don't have the energy to explain), which he struggled with as opposed to the natural grasp he had on bardic magic? I couldn't abandon Ciri and Yen, and I know he never would have wanted to, but maybe if they'd come with us... Except Ciri wouldn't have abandoned her kingdom. Fuck all the gods from both worlds for doing that. For giving Jaskier magic well beyond what he ever could've had where we came from then ripping it away. He was happy, learning from Alfira and discovering what he could do. I think Gale realized I wasn't so sure about going back. Jaskier was more open about not being eager to go back, but I didn't say anything. There was nothing for it, it had to be done. But fuck if I don't wish we'd at least stayed for a bit longer. I wish I could've given him that world for a bit longer. I may have been weakened to some extent being there (and by the tadpole but even when that was gone, the way magic worked and the way my signs worked within Faerun was... Weird? I don't really know how to explain it but I did not like how my signs worked in Faerun. Plus I didn't really have access to any of my potions, once I used the ones I had when I first was abducted, which I have always considered part of my overall strength as a Witcher), but it was worth it for my bard.