Ok, time for some book stuff. This time it's Philippa in Oxenfurt in "Blood of Elves."
First some wisdom from Dandelion:
"Dandilion divided women - including magicians - into very likeable, likeable, unlikeable, and very unlikeable. The very likeable reacted to the proposition of being bedded with joyful acquiescence, the likeable with a happy smile. The unlikeable reacted unpredictably. The very unlikeable were counted by the troubadour to be those to whom the very thought of presenting such a proposition made his back go strangely cold and his knees shake. Philippa Eilhart, although very attractive, was decidedly very unlikeable."
Second, Phil playing with her food:
"A big grey owl glided down to the sill without a sound. Shani cried out quietly. Geralt reached for his sword.
'Don't be silly, Philippa,' said Dandilion."
....
" 'You're studying medicine, are you Shani? What year?'
'Third,' grunted the girl.
'Ah,' Philippa Eilhart was looking not at her but at the witcher, 'seventeen, what a beautiful age. Yennefer would give a lot to be that age again. What do you reckon, Geralt? Because I'll ask her when I get the chance.' "
And last some gentle seduction:
" 'Why waste time and mess about with blood?' A woman't soft alto suddenly resounded from the semi-darkness. 'Why risk him twisting the truth and lying? Allow me to take care of him my way. He'll talk so fast he'll bite his own tongue. Hold him down.'
The charlatan howled and struggled against his fetters but the white-haired man crushed him to the floor with his knee, grabbed him by the hair and twisted his head. Someone knelt down next to them. He smelled perfume and wet bird feathers, felt the touch of fingers on his temple. He wanted to scream but terror choked him - all he managed was a croak.
'You want to scream already?' The soft alto right next to his ear purred like a cat. 'Too soon, Myhrman, too soon. I haven't started yet. But I will in a moment. If evolution has traced any groove at all in your brain then I'm going to plough it somewhat deeper. And then you'll see what a scream can really be.' "
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