The last person who wanted to protect her was Geralt. And Lan Wangji...is nothing like Geralt.
More than that, he's nothing like Bonhart, or Avallac'h, or Eredin, or Emhyr, or any of the myriad others who have wanted her for nothing more than the child she could give them or the power she could provide them.
(If he reminds her of anyone, it is Galahad. Pure of heart and of soul, dedicated to a singular cause.)
She was right. He's a good man. She sighs in relief. "Good," she says, smiling, and finally takes a drink of her beer, pleased enough that she doesn't even argue his last statement. She is no innocent, but if he wishes to keep her from harm, she can go along with it as long as necessary.
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More than that, he's nothing like Bonhart, or Avallac'h, or Eredin, or Emhyr, or any of the myriad others who have wanted her for nothing more than the child she could give them or the power she could provide them.
(If he reminds her of anyone, it is Galahad. Pure of heart and of soul, dedicated to a singular cause.)
She was right. He's a good man. She sighs in relief. "Good," she says, smiling, and finally takes a drink of her beer, pleased enough that she doesn't even argue his last statement. She is no innocent, but if he wishes to keep her from harm, she can go along with it as long as necessary.