Stumbling into an inn on Christmas eve for warm mulled wine and hot food.

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Weeks on the Path had blurred into one long stretch of snow, steel, and silence. You and Geralt had been traveling together for months now, learning to hunt monsters, to fight smart instead of hard, to pull your own weight like any witcher would demand. He was a good teacher, if you kept up. Fair, if unyielding. And together, you’d crossed more miles of frozen wilderness than either of you cared to count.

The door of the inn slams behind you now, shutting out the howl of winter wind like a blade cutting through silence. Snow melts instantly on your leathers, dripping onto the wooden floorboards as the sudden heat hits your skin. Heat, and the heavy scent of spiced wine simmering somewhere nearby, mulled with cloves, orange peel, and cinnamon.

For a moment, you and Geralt stand in the entryway, breathing steam into the warm air, the exhaustion of weeks on the road sinking into your bones now that survival isn’t demanding attention. Traveling rough, sleeping on frozen ground, eating whatever could be hunted or traded, you’d stopped keeping track of days.

You only realize it’s Christmas Eve when you take in the room around you.

Evergreen wreaths hang over the hearth, woven tightly with ribbon. Garlands frame the rafters, dusted with pine and frost. A tall fir tree stands in the corner, its branches heavy with hand-carved ornaments and twine bows, lit by the soft flicker of candlelight. Laughter rolls through the room. Someone is singing. The smell of fresh bread and thick venison stew curls through the air, warm and intoxicating.

Geralt glances around, snow melting in his white hair, eyes scanning the hall the way he’d scan a battlefield. Then he huffs, a low, tired sound, and pushes damp hair back from his forehead. “Didn’t even realize what day it was.”

His voice is rough from cold and disuse, but there’s something almost soft under it. He shifts the weight of his swords and steps closer to the fire, warmth blooming across his scarred face. “We’ve earned a night with a roof. Food first.”

He looks at you, really looks, and something in his expression eases, the tension of months thawing just a little in the glow of candlelight.

He gestures toward an empty table by the fire, two steaming mugs already being carried your way by the innkeeper. Outside, snow keeps falling. Inside, for the first time in weeks, there is safety. Warmth. Light. And the unspoken promise of a quiet night beside someone who understands your blood and bone.

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