[ Geralt grew up with solitary witchers, and nothing else. But he's forged his own path, in addition to the one he was created to walk. What does he know of marriages being happy? Little. Most are abusive, convenient, forced, political. But he's also done countless jobs for countless couples who adored each other, even while living in misery. And Calanthe and Eist were happy, in the slim years they had.
Yen and Istredd would have married, without the djinn's interference.
This isn't that. He knows he has to put it out of his mind, for his sake and everyone else's; it had been a shock, realizing how little regard so many have for bonding, even when they're in one. It's left a strange bitter feeling in him.
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Yen and Istredd would have married, without the djinn's interference.
This isn't that. He knows he has to put it out of his mind, for his sake and everyone else's; it had been a shock, realizing how little regard so many have for bonding, even when they're in one. It's left a strange bitter feeling in him.
Geralt nods. And then they're asked for vows. ]