SOMEWHERE IN THE FOREST - Aedirn
"Now be quiet and watch." Geralt told him calmly. The deer raised his head and went to another tree. He lowered his head and started eating a grass.
"Focus." he commanded him. "And be ready when I tell you." Geralt almost whispered to him. Jahve took a deep breath. He raised his bow and took the arrow. Then he stretched the string and he was waiting.
Geralt was watching his every move, but with one eye he was also watching the deer. He started training him with sword when he was only four years old. He wanted to teach him how to defend himself. Yennefer didn't want to even hear about it. She wasn't speaking with him because of it almost two weeks. But then she changed her mind and she allowed him to train Jahve, but Geralt had to use his persuasion methods on her. Now was the time to learn him how to use the bow. They were practicing almost half a year already. Geralt was proud of him. He was very skilled and he was getting also very well with fight. Geralt was teaching him every technique which Vesemir showed him long time ago. He was training him also physically. To be able to hold the sword he needed to have a muscles.
Geralt was ready to give Jahve a signal to shoot, but suddenly he heard a noise of breaking wood. Jahve couldn't hear it, but he could. Thanks to his witcher's senses. They weren't alone. Geralt got nervous, but he didn't showed it on himself. He didn't want to scared Jahve.
"Now." Geralt commanded him. Jahve started letting the arow, but in that moment around them flew another arow which wasn't theirs and that arrow hit the deer right into his head. The deer was immediately dead. Jahve's arrows hit the tree next to the deer.
Jahve looked worriedly at Geralt.
"Stay behind me." Geralt caressed his hair and then took his sword. He turned around and started analyzing everything in the forest. He was ready to die for his son if it would be needed.
Suddenly something moved behind the trees. Geralt stretched his hand and squeezed his sword even more. He was waiting.
"Surprise!" the well known voice shouted at them. Geralt in that moment relaxed and lowered his sword.
"Ciri!" Jahve started running towards her when he spotted her.
"She will once bring me into own my grave with these jokes.." Geralt said for himself and shaked his head. He started smiling at them.
"Hey little brother! I missed you.." Ciri raised him from the ground and hugged him tightly.
"I missed you too.." Jahve snuggled closer to her. She looked at him.
"What were you waiting for? When that deer will runaway?" Ciri said with laughing. She was teasing him.
"I was waiting on daddy's sign.." Jahve frowned.
"He would shoot him too if you didn't overcome him.." Geralt said calmly when he came to them. Ciri turned to him.
"I know, he has the best teacher. But the teacher was somehow slow today.." Ciri laughed and put Jahve on the ground. Then she immediately hugged Geralt.
"You're here soon. Shouldn't you come home next week?" Geralt raised his eyebrow.
"Well.. yes, but I passed my exams in Aretuza sooner than I expected." Ciri said proudly. She pulled away from the hug.
"You will never stop surprise me as I see.." Geralt laughed.
"You're getting older witcher, so I have to disperse you." Ciri said with laughing.
"When you grew up so quickly?" Geralt laughed and shaked his head.
"When you've stopped paying attention?" she raised his eyebrow.
"What?" Geralt gave her confused looked. She pointed to the tree with her head. Geralt turned to the direction. He saw Jahve how he was climbing on quite high tree. He quickly imagined every possible future if Jahve would fall and how he would have to explain everything to Yennefer. He didn't want to even imagine it, so he quickly came back to the mind.
"Jahve! Get down from that tree! Immediately!" Geralt shouted at him. Jahve looked at him and lowered his head. He stopped climbing up and then he just jumped down from the tree like it was nothing. Geralt heart almost stopped beating in that moment. But when he saw that Jahve was safe, he calmed down.
"One day I will really get a heart attack because of you two, and the next one will be because of Yennefer obviously.." Geralt sighed.
"Extraordinary persons mean complicated life.." Ciri said with laughing.
"Good to know. Hope I will know it in my next life too.." he was joking.
"Oh C'mon.. your life would be boring without us." Ciri laughed and she hit him into his arm.
"No doubt." he laughed. "I really wonder from whom Jahve has this behavior.." he said sarcastically and looked at her. "He can't even sit on his ass for a minute. He is same as you." Geralt laughed.
"I'm gonna say that he has just the best sister in the world. Nothing else.." Ciri said with laughing. "Come, we should took that deer." Ciri suggested.
"I asume Yennefer already knew about your homecoming." Geralt looked at her hopefully. He wasn't ready to handle or explain more surprises or things now.
"Of course she does. She isn't the right person to make fun of.." Ciri explained.
"Yeah.. believe me, I've already learned it many times." Geralt said thoughtfully.
CASTLE ROGGE - Aedirn
They were living in the not very big castle close to Vengerberg. It was really beautiful place, but what was the most important, this castle was their home which they never had. The castle was set in the middle of forest. Not too far from the castle was a huge lake and meadows. This castle belongs to Francesca Findabair, one of the best Yennefer's friends. She decided to give it to Yennefer as a wedding gift. In the castle also lived Francesca's vassals. One very good female chef, two manciples of castle and three court ladies. They were taking care of castle, but also taking care of them. Francesca was most of the time living on the castle with them. She still adored this place and Triss was coming here very often too. She was staying here when she didn't have her king's duties in Kovir or Temeria.
They enetered into dinning room. The dinner was already prepared and the fire was burning in the fireplace. Yennefer was sitting to the big long table when she noticed them. Then she stood up and smiled at them.
"Mommy!" Jahve started running towards her. Yennefer raised him to her arms.
"My little angel." she kissed him on his cheek. "How was your walk?" she smiled at him.
"We were haunting the deer!" Jahve said with excitement.
"You were hunting?" Yennefer looked at him worriedly.
"Yeah, with daddy.. but Ciri was faster than me and shot him first." Jahve said with disappointment.
"Don't worry, one day you will be as fast as Ciri, I promise.." she caressed his hair and she found Geralt with her eyes. She gave him angry look. Geralt lowered his head. He knew what was coming. He very well heard their conversation. She then noticed Ciri how she was going towards them.
"Ciri, go change your clothes before dinner." Yennefer smiled at her.
"Alright. I'm coming." Ciri winked at her and she continued in her way. Yennefer then went to Geralt. Jahve snuggled closer to her.
"Hm.. as I see we came on time on dinner." Geralt was trying to smile and then he kissed her on her lips. Jahve was watching their every move.
"I must correct you, you had to come on time." Yennefer smiled at him. Geralt knew that she was upset, because her eyes were on fire.
"I know, I was just joking." Geralt laughed. He was trying to reduce the tension between them.
"But I wasn't." her face was serious. Geralt was trying to smile even if he already knew that he had a problem.
"Jahve, you're dirty. You should go wash yourself." Geralt caressed his hair. He wanted to change the topic.
"I wonder what else he was doing when he is so dirty.." Yennefer raised her eyebrow.
Geralt wanted to defend himself, but Jahve was faster then him.
"I was climbing the tree!" Jahve said proudly. Geralt just sighed.
"I'm surprise that your dad let you.. never mind." Yennefer said sarcastically. "Jahve go after Ciri please and wash yourself. Properly." she smiled at him. "Now go." she put him on the floor.
"Alright." Jahve started running away from them. Yennefer raised his eyes on Geralt.
"You told me that you're going for a walk if I'm not mistaken.." she crossed her arms.
"Yen, before you'll start freaking out, just let me explain everything." Geralt said calmly. Sometimes she was so stubborn, that it would be easier to move a mountain than persuade her.
"I'm waiting." she said without emotions. "By the way what was he doing on the tree?" she raised her eyebrow. Geralt sighed again.
"I had no idea that he was climbing on that tree.." she interrupted him.
"Great.. father of the year.." she said sarcastically and sighed.
"Will you let me to finish this? You overreacting again, because nothing happened." Geralt was serious.
"But it could." she stated.
"Yen.." he looked at her seriously.
"Fine.. continue." Yennefer frowned.
"I wasn't planning to hunt, but I saw a deer and I thought it would be good for him to try to shoot on wild animal.. and I was with him, nothing could happen to him." Geralt explained.
"You should not train him like this yet." Yennefer said seriously.
"He is ready." Geralt stated.
"Geralt, he is just seven years old boy!" Yennefer cut him.
"When I was old as him I already killed my first monster." Geralt was defending himself.
"But he is not the witcher. He never will be." she raised her voice.
"He won't be the witcher. I won't let him to be either, but I need to train him like this. He need to be able defend himself." he looked at her seriously and caught her hand. She raised her eyes on him and calmed down.
"I'm sorry.." she sighed. "I'm just afraid about him. He is still so little.. and I don't want to lose him." she lowered her head.
"I understand.. and I know that you're amazing mother who is just protecting her child." Geralt put his hand on her cheek and caressed it with his thumb. She raised her head.
"Do not think that those words and gesture will save you from this situation witcher.. I'm still mad at you.." Yennefer smiled at him.
"I think this already saved me.." he leaned to her and kissed her.
"You have to do more than that.." she was teasing him.
"Do I?" Geralt pushed her closer to himself and started kissing her more passionately. His hand was sliding towards her butt.
"Not here.." she stopped his hand and giggled. "We'll discuss everything later.. I'm not done with you." Yennefer looked at him seriously, then she smiled. Geralt nodded.
"At least we'll have delicious dinner on the next month thanks to Ciri.." he laughed.
"You're not funny.." she smirked and then kissed him on his cheek. "Anyway, Triss and Eskel has arrived. I forgot to tell you." she said with excitement.
"Really? Can't wait to see them." Geralt said happily. Triss was here very often, but he haven't see Eskel almost three years.
"Oh, look. They are here." Yennefer pointed on them when they entered into dinning room.