It was, for Geralt that story was like it never existed because before overhearing the conversation between conspirators, he was absolutely convinced that Yen betrayed him joining Vilgefortz. So he's avoiding that issue, simple.
Timeline is correct, but in the Shard of Ice story it was not Geralt's fault, or rather, he knew at the end they wouldn't have been together anymore. You know... the kestrel story.
True ..
But I think this is the part, where many people blame Yennefer, but I wouldn't be so strict to her - women sometimes fall in love, men fall in bed .. she didn't search for new partner, she already knew him.. And after that she made right decission and chosed right one ..
And I kind of like Istredd - otherwise rational and fair man..
Yeah that's true, but at that point she was still a Sorceress. Full meaning of the word. She was accustomed to not just have one lover. She was used to moving around and have lovers all over the place. She even says so herself, later in the Novels, when she talks to Crach about it. I think in her mind she didn't view it as cheating, because her relationships have always been short lived and just for the sex part, nothing more.
As a sorceresses she could wipe out his memory, use him as (sex) slave, whatever she wanted But she did not want to - she did not want to hurt him either. Even during that Belleteyn meeting she cared about his feelings. And as it was mentioned - even when they weren't together she has been carying about him.
Yeah that's true, but at that point she was still a Sorceress. Full meaning of the word. She was accustomed to not just have one lover. She was used to moving around and have lovers all over the place. She even says so herself, later in the Novels, when she talks to Crach about it. I think in her mind she didn't view it as cheating, because her relationships have always been short lived and just for the sex part, nothing more.
The thing is, Yen was in fact already having discussions with Geralt about "settling in", regarding their relationship. Which means that there definitely was quite some commitment going on. And she didn't sleep with Istredd just because he was a "hot single in her area " but because she did have some type of long-term-ish, serious attraction to him, most notably because, just like her, he was a sorcerer.
So I still think it was quite unfair to Geralt, and to Istredd. She had barely any consideration and hasn't shown any commitment.
Also:
‘Oh heavens, oh heavens,’ sighed Yennefer, stretching and throwing a thigh over the Witcher’s. ‘Oh heavens, oh heavens. I haven’t made love for so long . . . For so very long.’
Geralt disentangled his fingers from her curls without responding. Firstly, her statement might have been a trap; he was afraid there might be a hook hidden in the bait. Secondly, he didn’t want to wipe away with words the taste of her delight, which was still on his lips.
‘I haven’t made love to a man who declared his love to me and to whom I declared my love for a very long time,’ she murmured a moment later, when it was clear the Witcher wasn’t taking the bait. ‘I forgot how wonderful it can be. Oh heavens, oh heavens.’
I might be misinterpreting this, there's multiple ways I see this, but there's that :d
It was, for Geralt that story was like it never existed because before overhearing the conversation between conspirators, he was absolutely convinced that Yen betrayed him joining Vilgefortz. So he's avoiding that issue, simple.