[ the answer might perhaps lie with the people who had brought them here in the first place — of course, ten months have failed to turn them up. this visibly troubles her. the intransigence of it all.

yennefer won't let herself look weak by allowing that reaction to linger. she blinks it away, puts it somewhere that it can trouble her more quietly. ]

I won't take anymore of your time. [ that's what she settles on, instead. ] But given your history in this city, I may call upon you again. I won't be the only one, I'm sure. [ it ... it's almost like asking permission and checking if that's ok, but she does it with the confidence of a straight white man. ]