Elder Blood Witcher 426 Bequeathed A New Title...

Ciri continues to sit on the towel enjoying the suns.h.i.+ne, she glances at her companion Reima and feels an weird feeling in her chest. They'd been together a while now yet she was still keeping him at arms length away, despite her internally wis.h.i.+ng for it not to be so. Of course there was a "logical" reason to her madness, the fact that the Wild Hunt still needed her. While Reima would still be applicable and maybe even more valuable due to him being male, they weren't able to track him... And even if they were, she doubted they would be able to capture him from what limited abilities he had already displayed.

Jealousy was still a prominent emotion she felt towards him, however it isn't only about power and strength anymore. She felt anxious at his interactions with Fleur, at how close he was getting with her... Yes she a.s.sisted Fleur in getting closer but she had always considered it a temporary thing as they'd have to leave this world eventually, this is why she was shocked to see him try and take her with him. She hadn't realised their relations.h.i.+p went to that extent... She felt uncomfortable at the fact she was relieved when Fleur refused.

Her interactions with Fleur were mostly hostile as she saw Ciri as a rival in love, she thawed out abit when Ciri arranged that threesome, seeing them more as sisters than rivals after that. However Ciri was only comfortable with Fleur and Reima hooking up because she felt she was leading him on, words are important and she wasn't ready to enter a relations.h.i.+p while all this "stuff" was still happening and so she "gifted" Reima the opportunity... That and she was still attracted to Fleur.

Reima "Ciri can you call Hinky to get drinks? I think they'd have a heart attack if they saw me." he asks in his Chibi-Dragon form from the ground.

Ciri scoffs "Get it yourself." before sighing to herself, she really needed to fix that habit of hers... While most people would be acting like this on purpose, she had basically trained herself to disregard people, as was the common att.i.tude within the Cintra, the Rats and sometimes even Kaer Morhen. She had cemented it when she'd been captured by Bonhart and the Elves, it served as a s.h.i.+eld to hide her more fragile emotions from the people who'd take advantage if even the smallest crack. While yes, this did mirror part of her personality but it was emphasised, it was difficult to show any positive emotion towards someone which made her interactions with Reima particularly hard on her.

The only person she had actually shown her true emotions to in the last few years was her dearly departed lover Mistle who'd been cutdown in-front of her. Of course Nerissa was also someone she was becoming fond of, however she was hesitant to air her worries to a fourteen yearold who'd recently lost her parents.

Maybe when they get back she can talk about this with Geralt... Just as she's thinking that the doors to the room of requirement open, causing the trio to all instantly become alert.

"A beach and Zunlight? Zis iz amazing!" a familiar voice says, which makes Ciri prepare herself.

Fleur waks inside, heels hanging off of her hand while she treads through the sand bare-foot. "'Ello? Reima? Ciri?"

Reima raises his head and gives Ciri a pleading look, she can only shake her head at this.

Ciri "We're here Fleur." she says.

Fleur quickly walks over and sees her, she kisses both her cheeks before doing the same to Snuffles. She then looks at Reima and tilts her head to the side at the scaly ball of ma.s.s sitting silently on a towel. "What iz this?"

Reima "Er, hi Fleur" he says in his new voice.

She jumps for a moment before recognising who it is, "Rei? I 'ave 'eard of zis before! You are a Animagus!" she exclaims as she leans over and starts vigorously stroking his scales, causing him to release a satisfied low grumbling sound.

Ciri just watches their interactions and feels the need to comment, "Shouldn't you be in lesson Fleur?"

Fleur shakes her head, "You forget I am a champion, I can skip lessons should I wish." she says absentmindedly while continuing to spoil Reima.

To take her mind off of the duo she grabs Snuffles and begins petting her, "We should probably come up with a name for your form... You named Snuffles so maybe she should get to name you?" she says, with the rabbit bobbing it's head with a devious glint in her eyes.

Fleur "Oui, zat sounds like a wonderful past time."

Reima doesn't comment and just continues to sunbathe, knowing that whatever name he'll be given will be humiliating.

The girls start brainstorming names, all of them being put past Snuffles who shakes her head at a negative.

Fleur "Dragogon?" Snuffles shakes her head.

Ciri "Smallscale?" Again, no dice.

...

Every name makes Reima shudder but isn't til the last one that he regrets not having any input...

Ciri "How about Squeaks?"

...

Snuffles turns her red eyes to Reima who glares back with his own Turquoise ones... She nods her head at Ciri, making Reima regret even being born.

Fleur "Squeakz it iz, it iz a fitting name No?"

Reima just nods his head while trying not to cry.

Ciri sits back, feeling satisfied at having her name chosen. Something he'd probably bare for life and be eternally embarra.s.sed from.