"Can't you tell? I thought you were smarter than that." Lambert already told Childermass he knew how this story ends. He doesn't want to see it, and he sure as hell doesn't want Childermass seeing it, but this is just about par for the course for them, isn't it? The witcher never gets to hide anything.

It's one thing to sneer about what's past and another to relive it.

With the man out of sight, some of the tension leaves Lambert's body, though his hands are still clenched into fists by his sides. He jerks his head in the direction he's gone.

"You want us out of here, right? Let's get this over with." Whether or not Childermass agrees, he'll head there with the confidence of memory that's proven surprisingly easy to reach for.