Her reaction to cars and streetlamps seems genuine enough to Daniel. He'd be surprised as well. And then they finally arrive to his place, hardly a palace and more like a messy abode of aging punk, but to her, it seems so shocking. A man of great importance, indeed.
"Sorry to ruin your impression, but I'm just a common village blacksmith. I'm not poor, but a man of great importance? Hardly. Come on then, let's make you a bath, and I'll make some dinner, alright? Follow me." He leads the way to the bathroom, grabbing some towels along the way.
"Don't think about it too much. We'll either figure a out a way to get you back and you won't need it, or you'll understand in time anyway. This is how you control water. This is hot, this is cold. Try not to spill too much please, I don't feel like cleaning up, okay? Here's the key to the bathroom lock, and when you're done, I'll have some of my old clothes ready for you for today. Pull this out when you want to get rid of water. Take your time. And enjoy." With that, he closes the door and leaves Ciri to her own devices in the bathroom. Well. There's some serious warp fuckery right there. Nobody's gonna believe this, he'll need to think of something. But for now, it should be all okay, at least for a couple weeks. He finds a shirt and some pants, both his size, so maybe three Ciris would fill the clothes, but there's nothing else, really. And if the pants don't hold on her, the shirt will serve anyway...should be about to her knees, at least.
Now, to hide all the witcher related stuff and hope he didn't forget about anything. He's not ready for that kind of talk. To dinner, then. Old Kovac brought him a chicken earlier today in exchange for a new knife, so that's gonna be the dinner. To the oven with the animal! At least he plucked and gutted the poor creature, so that saves him some time. Some spices, baked potatoes...should be okay. Not that the girl has a choice in the matter anyway. He puts it all in the oven and waits. At one point, he realizes one more place to check. Missing persons! Maybe she got lost? But no. Nothing there. He'll check again tomorrow, maybe it's just not reported yet? She must have parents somewhere...unless she's really from another world.
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