"You ever want extra hands, you've got me and Krem. Probably Gannicus." Bull wouldn't claim to speak for the man, but the former gladiator always struck him as the easy-going type.

He remembered Geralt mentioning building his own place, not too long after they'd killed the kelpie together last year. In part because the city was hard to tolerate in the summer, and Bull couldn't blame him. He'd also recalled his concern about costs at the time.

"You did smell like roses an awful lot this winter."