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[merigld]

           an extremely private and selective headcanon based TRISS MERIGOLD of the witcher series ( game / novel ) . writer is extremely critical of source material and will be adapting from all sources , primarily headcanons , for the interpretation of triss as a muse . do not follow or interact with me if you are under the age of eighteen as the writer is well over the age of twenty-one .         written by ollie - she / her

         GUIDELINES   /         all pages are currently under construction and will be added as they are finished .

[merigld]

   “   i’ve come to the conclusion that i have known far too many witchers for my taste   .   ”

   there’s laughter in voice as she moves towards the man and when close enough   ,   arms wrap around his neck   .   she hugs him tightly   ,   pulling away only enough to give him space but still leaving her arms to rest on him   .    “   i have accounted for most but you have been quite difficult to locate   .   ”   voice is almost stern but ruined by the smile on her lips   .

   “   tell me have you been avoiding me   ?   ”   she teases   ,   why would he   ?   when she went to work and he did as well   ,   life was simply that much harder between them   .   letters worked until one of them moves and with witchers   ,   they were always on the move   .   she tracked him for as long as her magic was able   ,   and then she got busy   ,   and when she started her search once more   ,   traces of him were gone and she had nothing to work with   .     “   i thought i told you before to leave me something to find   .   do you know how hard you lot are to track down   ?   i have been looking for you for what feels like ages   .   ”

            @unforsake​

[merigld]

   “   i once heard tales   ..   ”

   she starts so simply   ,   as if the words don’t even matter   .   there’s no request to sit with the woman   ,   she just does   .   perhaps because she allows the amulet around her neck to glow   .   revealing what she is for just a brief moment of time   ,   enough for the woman to see reason but also to warn against the throngs of men surround her in the tavern   . 

   “   of princesses far away from home that thrive in doing more   ,   for want of more   ,   but i never did understand how anyone could trade leisure and money and walls for madness   .   a foul temper perhaps   ,   a penchant for violence even   ?   ”

   red escapes from beneath the cloak as she leans forward to readjust   .   “   i always wondered what it would be like   ,   to be a princess   .   ”    these words come almost absentmindedly as head raises   ,   but she makes no move to cover her hair back up   .   hands rise and she drops the hood from her face   .   “   i need someone like that   ..   but only one   .   ”

            @unforsake​   

[merigld]

   it’s one of the few times she’s raised her voice at this specific witcher   .   lambert was typically the target of triss’s rage   ,   knowing exactly what to say and how to say it to make the sorceress’s blood boil   .   this time it was all of the witchers together but the white wolf was raging the storm for all of them   .   “   if you must train her right now   ,   at least let her review before time comes   .   ”

   “   we have had this conversation before   ,   did you all assume it would only be once that you would have to ease yourself   .   once a month   ,   geralt   .   ”   a sterness to her tone with betrays her usual softness   .   she is not the kindest of sorceresses but triss’s face had a habit of portraying a niceness that could bring about false comfort   . 

   “   you cannot tell me that it will all come to an end if you let her rest   .   she learns quickly   ,   she does not forget as fast as you believe she will   .   do you boys know nothing at   ?   ”   she takes in a deep breath and tone eases though the tension in her face does not   .   “   you have to let her rest   ,   at least a few days   .   the time is coming close again   ,   you have to give her some time   .   ”

            @gehwalt​   --  the little ciri must be trained .

[merigld]

   “   well lucky me   .   ”

   words fall smoothly from her lips   ,   the person she was assisting had surprised her for only a brief moment before she regained herself   .   cloak still over her head   ,   she doesn’t think he knows who she is just yet   ,   but there’s a faint hint of recognition there on face that tells her he knows she’s familiar   .   she watches his face as mind recalls her voice   ,   building up to the picture of who she was and how she looked when he knew her at their most intimate   .   “   of all the witchers   ,   it’s you   .   ”

   she drops the hood smoothly   ,   smile on her face as she reveals herself   .   he’s already figured it out   ,   but that didn’t stop the fun   .   “   hello   ,   wilde   .   ”   there’s genuine delight there   --   following their own paths will have always lead to their separation   ,   it’s with genuine glee that it brings him to her this time   .   “   i’ll allow myself the selfish thought that you agreed to the contract for the sake of seeing me   .   do not ruin my dreams for me   .   ”   a step closer   ,   a gentle laugh   .

   “   you look the same as you did before   ..   ”   face tints a faint shade of pink   ,   she knows better than to think about previous adventures with him   .   “   have you been in town long   ?   ”

            @unforgive​

[merigld]

   “   how about we attempt to talk it out instead   ?   ”

   questions breaks through the frozen silence   .   eye focus on whom she believes to be the leader of the group   ,   an amazing feat for a woman that looks like her   .   though   ,   she knows that’s not saying much   .   taking one look at ciri   ,   you would never believe that she could hold her own with sword in hand   ,   she doesn’t look strong enough but that stature would fool you . 

   “   i am simply here because some of your men have decided to misplace their swords into the wrong bodies   .   surely you understand the problem that would cause   .   ”   flames rise from her hand and dance in palm   .   she holds it close   ,   she doesn’t attack   .   “   i would rather not ruin my dress today   .  ”

            @wrathfil​

[merigld]

   there’s a sigh that leaves lips as eyes turn to the witcher   ,   deep down she knows better   .   by the way he’s turned down his assistance the first time   ,   she knows he can tell that something is off   ;   and it is   .   triss would never have agreed to this hunt if she didn’t have the witcher to help her   .   she was strong   ,   but taking down monsters isn’t her specialty   . 

   “   if i could have done it alone   ,   geralt   ,   i wouldn’t have bothered asking you   .   ”

   she makes the statement as if it were the most obvious thing in the world   .   true   ,   she could have said no but she would have attempted to assist regardless   .   it would be easier to head off into the woods with witcher by her side   .   face contorts completely under her full control as she lets out yet another sigh   .   “   i suppose it can’t be helped if you truly do not want to   .   ” 

   emotion on her face turns to contemplation   .   “   help me track it then   ,   at the least   ?   you’re far better at that then me   .   i shall handle the rest   .   i would ask lambert but we know he despises me   .   ”

            @gehwalt​   --  triss recruiting amnesiac geralt for the win lol

[merigld]

   though the face the other wears appears to be stoic   ,   triss can see past it   .   time may have past since the intial confrontation between the two but they hadn’t spoken since   .   the mistake was her own   ,   she knew in the end what she had done was wrong   .   omission of important information was still a lie   . 

   she’s not here to argue or yell   ,   triss knows that much   .   once dealt with   ,   there was no need for yennifer to yell again   .   “   don’t worry   ,   i won’t stay long   .   ”   a statement caught in the wind as wild red dances like flames before she looks away towards the horizon   ,   sun setting slowly off in the distance   .   standing on the ramparts of kaer morhen was a luxury few held   . 

   “   i just had to make sure she was okay   ,   same as the rest   .   i missed the view   .   ”

         @jedzas​   --  the after .

[merigld]

   “   you know there are better ways to alleviate your boredom   .   ”

   smile pulls on lips as she watches the magic work   .   eyes of her best friend shine in a way they do only when they woman is casting spells   .   it’s always been a pleasure to watch yennifer work   ;   something about the way she moves the magic around that brings out awe   .   “   pick up a book perhaps   ?   ”

   the tease is light between friends   ,   there’s only faint envy in the eyes of the red head   ,   mostly because of the control   .   she too is able to cast   ,   and powerfully   ,   but it appears far more consistent and less tiring for yennifer than it does for her   .   “   why are you playing with your magic right now anyways   ,   the weather looks as though it’s about to turn for the worst   .   trying to see if you can temper that too   ?   ”

         @jedzas​​  -- the before ; since i haven’t named verses yet

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