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Chapter7 (8:55-10:54)
back to Ciri... whose naked body is being described by Yennefer :| Thank you male gaze, was this necessary?
For what it's worth Ciri does read like a teenager more often than not, so that's good.
"lilac and gooseberry" count in this chap: III+
The chemistry between Yen and Ciri overall is nice.

Chapter 6 (7:10-8:55) political scheming. "the torturer asked him politely and at length" ^^
Giving the emperor with the rather Welsh name (Emhyr var Emrys, spelling differs) a vaguely Romanian (most certainly Eastern European) accent was a choice this audiobook made. At least the French assassin gets a french accent.

Chapter5 (5:39-7:10)Timeskip. Even Yennefer, queen of snark's *letters* smell of lilac and gooseberry. A snooty-voiced scientist insists he knows all. Change of place to spies and Jaskier, who is quite nimble on rooftops, love to see it. "It won't be my first window" XD Nice one, Chani (even though she too, of course, must sleep with Geralt as all women of age cannot resist him ...nvm of age, she's 17?! oof.

Chapter 4 (3:50-5:39)
Sick Triss. Attacking squirrel-elves & "non-humans" and a "them or us" mentality from the human commander. Witcher called out for "neutrality." Childlike naivety almost getting Ciri into trouble then being taught the world is not to be divided into friend & foe + history lesson. Geralt's assurance promptly gets proven wrong and battle ensue. Let all see the pointlessness of war/battle. Nice.

Chapter 3 (2:40-3:50)
Teaching Ciri makeup, the bestiary and fighting. Also discussions about war and motivation.
notable moments: elves invented makeup and pirouettes in fights are often superfluous (looking at you, movie fights :P) Also: Triss is cool.

Calling out how weird men are around menstruation by embarrassing the witchers about not taking it in concern when it comes to Ciri. Neat.

wow, Triss is thirsty. the trend continues.