Chapter 115: It's Good to Be Home
"Wait a moment, don't move."
Triss pointed her staff at Lynn, then quickly recited a spell.
The next moment.
The witcher suddenly felt as if he had walked through a waterfall, a sensation washing over him.
Lynn looked down at the bloodstains on his body, and they had all disappeared.
"This is a cleansing spell, almost a mandatory magic for every sorceress."
"Thanks."
Next, the two returned to Triss's home in Vizima through a portal.
What happened after that belonged to content that couldn't be released.
In short, the witcher and the sorceress spent several warm days at home before Lynn finally reluctantly bid farewell.
Before leaving, he took out a delicately crafted ruby from his magically enchanted pouch and gave it to Triss.
He had scavenged this ruby from Prince Adrian's study.
Even by the witcher's standards, this ruby was definitely top-tier among top-tier goods.
Women all liked beautiful things.
Triss was no exception.
"This gem... is so beautiful."
"Yeah, I'm glad you like it. It's yours."
Triss couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Such a big gem must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Her tone was full of concern.
"No, it was free. But it's best not to show it off for now, wait until things have calmed down."
Although Lynn had left no survivors at Draheim Manor, and once Redania learned what had happened there, they would definitely annex the manor and surrounding land at the first opportunity, making the Seahawk Dynasty a thing of the past...
But as the old saying goes, it's always better to be safe than sorry.
Reality wasn't a game where you could use save/load.
It was always right to be cautious.
Although Triss didn't know what "free" meant in this context, this intelligent woman quickly understood Lynn's implied meaning.
She didn't show any disgust or anything like that, but rather sweetly put the ruby into her lady's handbag.
Triss reluctantly opened a portal to Novigrad for Lynn.
Before stepping into the portal, Lynn seemed to remember something.
He took out the elven journal he had found in the secret room of Draheim Manor and gave it to Triss, asking her to help translate it.
The sorceress naturally agreed with pleasure.
...
Leading Roach, Lynn emerged from the portal.
Triss hadn't opened the portal directly in the city, but in the wilderness near Novigrad.
Suppressing the urge to vomit, he looked at the distant city walls. Even though he hadn't been gone for many days, he felt a sense of being in another world.
After entering the city, Lynn first went to the bookstore in the central square.
"Is there anything I can help you with, sir?"
The bookstore owner's eyes lit up when he saw Lynn riding over.
Lynn tied his horse to the bookstore door and walked in. "Do you have any books here that talk about how to get closer to trolls?"
The bookstore owner showed a shocked expression.
He adjusted the glasses on his nose and looked at Lynn carefully again.
"If I'm not mistaken, you are a witcher, right? Aren't witchers supposed to specialize in killing monsters?"
Lynn spread his hands. "No, witchers don't kill all monsters. We only kill monsters that threaten humans."
"I see... I understand the customer's needs. I happen to have one here."
The bookstore owner turned and walked towards a special display case.
A portrait of a male sorcerer hung on the display case, and a pile of books was placed underneath.
The bookstore owner reached behind "Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests," "The Gilderoy Lockhart Series," "Breaking Up With a Banshee," "Voyages With Vampires," "Holidays With Hags," "Travels With Trolls," "Wanderings With Werewolves," and "Magical Me" and took out a red-covered book.
"Ah, I found it. This is it. Take a look, see if it's what you need." Lynn took the red book handed over by the bookstore owner.
He saw the title on the cover read: "Shocking! The Things You Didn't Know About Trolls."
"The author of this book, Gilderoy Lockhart, is a very famous bestselling author recently. He is also a sorcerer who graduated from Ban Ard Magic Academy."
Lynn casually flipped through it.
It wasn't clickbait.
There was indeed a lot of troll-related content inside.
"Okay, I'll take this one."
In this era, the price of books was not cheap.
But Lynn could now be considered the wealthiest witcher, so buying a book was naturally not a problem.
After leaving the bookstore, he rode his horse straight back to his residence in the upper city.
Pushing open the courtyard door, before he could even walk in, Ciri, hearing the sound, trotted out of the villa.
"Master Lynn, you're back. Here, let me take him."
He had always told Ciri to stop calling him "Master."
But Ciri still refused to compromise.
In the end, he made a concession, changing it from "Master" to "Sir Lynn."
Lynn just let her be, too lazy to care.
Lynn jumped off his horse and handed Roach's reins to Ciri.
Roach was a very intelligent steed. He recognized Ciri as his master's companion.
Therefore, he obediently allowed the girl to lead him into the stable.
Lynn walked into the villa.
He saw that the villa was cleaned spotlessly.
It seemed that even when he was away, Ciri had not been lazy.
He sat down on the sofa in the hall for a while. Ciri, having settled Roach, quickly walked in.
"Sir Lynn, are you hungry? What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."
"No need to go to too much trouble, just anything will do."
"Yes, I understand."
The girl hurried away.
Not long after, she came back with a plate of breakfast.
"What about you?"
"Thank you for your concern, I've already eaten."
Lynn nodded.
Only then did he pick up the bread and start eating.
While he was enjoying breakfast, Ciri didn't leave but stood aside, waiting for his orders at any time.
This made him notice that Ciri's spirits were clearly much better.
Although her thin physique couldn't have changed so much in such a short time, compared to how she looked when he saw her at Vivaldi Bank, there was a noticeable change.
She looked much better overall.
But for some reason, Ciri's face was still pale.
However, the witcher's gaze made Ciri misunderstand.
"Sir Lynn, is something wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"
"Ciri, don't you usually go out in the sun?"
"Well, I basically haven't left the villa."
"If you have time, get more sun in the morning and evening."
Although the girl was puzzled, she still nodded obediently. "Yes, I understand."
Lynn wiped the last bit of bread on his hand, cleaned the meat sauce on the plate, and put it in his mouth. Then he took the napkin Ciri handed him and wiped his mouth and hands.
He motioned for the girl to bring a chair and sit down in front of him. "Don't rush off. Sit down here. I have something I want to discuss with you."
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