“Unfinished Business” quotes from Criminal Minds

Child of the Elder Blood, starry-eyed Daughter of Chaos. Join our hunt, your place is among us. You are ours.

Geralt

You're whole again.

Yennefer

I felt it come back when I... I...

Geralt

When you sacrificed yourself for Ciri.

Yennefer

A sacrifice I'd make again, in a heartbeat.

Geralt

I don't forgive you Yennifer.

Yennefer

I know I've hurt you. Yet I can't help but wish it could begin again.

Geralt

Use your knowledge of magic to train the girl. You're the only person who's helped her control her powers.

Yennefer

As if I'd trust anyone else with her.

Geralt

(Pauses) Villentretenmerth told us we were made for each other, destined for each other. And that nothing would come of it, because destiny alone isn't sufficient. Something more is needed. She is something more.

Ciri

Everytime I think I move forward, there's this force bringing me back into darkness. I'm just tired, Geralt.

Geralt

I'm tired too, Ciri. But what of it? Life goes on. Us three, we'll help each other. What is destined cannot be avoided.

Yennefer

And it shouldn't be.

The elves are already fighting in the North. They may not wear our colors, but they are doing our bidding. And they are pursuing the girl, of course.

In my experience, elves only care about elves. How did you convince them to fight?

Cahir

By killing their hope.

We lay the blame on Redania. But it was us who killed the elven baby. We would do anything for the White Flame.

Losing a child is brutal. But you are right. It can move mountains.

Desperate times.

Cahir

Desperate measures.

(Raising hand) Desperate indeed. I would know.

Cahir

Sir?

That's how I felt when I realized that I could no longer count on you, to fulfill my mission. I'm the one who ordered the death of that Elven baby, I had to. It was the best path to helping me find my daughter.

Let me know if you plan to start holding weapons back next, leaving unarmed Squirrels to fight for our freedom.

I told you, I've given you all the fighters I can spare.

We both know that's bullshit. Your best fighters are running secret missions for who the fuck knows where, while the rest of us are out there following orders, attacking convoys, doing the work to get our land back

Doing the bidding of yet another self-important human.

You think I give a shit about that White Flame nonsense? I give a shit about food in my stomach and a place to call home. I have plans and they don't involve dying in the woods because of your selfishness.

Plans with Nilfgaard?

What don't you get? If Nilfgaard takes the North, elves are free everywhere. The whole Continent is our Dol Blathanna

We tried sharing the Continent for centuries. If there's to be another genocide, this time, it'll be the humans'.

(Shakes head) You keep spouting off about ancient times, prophecies. I don't know what you're looking for out there, but you want to keep elves alive? Here we are.

Ciri

(Enters room finely dressed) What do you think?

Geralt

(Sighing) I think you need to hide your hair and mask your eyes.

Ciri

(Hurt) Would it kill you to say, "You look lovely"? (Storms away)

Geralt

Ciri. I knew this was a bad idea.

Geralt

(Speechless and pauses) You look lovely.

Yarpen

Oi, You lute-playin' walloper!

Jaskier

(exasperated) Again, with this fresh hell, Mr. Zigrin! (Points at himself) Julian Alfred Pankratz.

Yarpen

Yeah I know, I know, I fucking know!

Jaskier

I know you know. It's a rules of three thing, has to be done. What can I do for you, Yarpen?

Yarpen

I've got ears and good taste, so nothing. But your friends need help.

Jaskier

(sighing) Of course they do.

Yennefer

Remember I said we need to keep a low profile? That was not that.

Ciri

I cannot control my visions.

Yennefer

You can control who you blab to.

Ciri

Stop hauling me like I'm a mewling brat! I saw his death and I need to go back there.

Yennefer

What if his death prevented a greater harm? What would the consequences be then, my ugly one?

Ciri

I don't know.

Yennefer

I don't know either. But changing destiny is a weighty business.

Geralt, my friend. A time of contempt is approaching. Deep and utter contempt. My proposition is a simple solution, someone has to die so someone else can live.

Geralt

I will not pay for what I love by having contempt for myself.

Ciri

Might as well talk about it. I know you're angry.

Yennefer

I'm not angry. I'm disappointed. I did say we needed to avoid unwanted attention.

Ciri

I know.

Yennefer

This one's on me. In all those lessons, I should've have taught you that sometimes, discretion is more important than valor.

Ciri

You sound like Geralt.

Yennefer

Well, he isn't always wrong.

Ciri

One day, I may be queen and I'll need to use what I've got. And what I've got is a sense of justice, a dagger and quick reflexes. You and Geralt taught me those things.

Yennefer

Then our teachings were incomplete, because what we should have taught you is about consequences.

Ciri

Consequences are just an excuse not to act, even when someone's going to be killed. You didn't see that child's eyes, I had to do what I did-

Yennefer

No, you chose to interfere. That messenger in Ellander, his fate is a mystery, but I know what will happen here. Dominik Houvenaghel will send his cousin Leo Bonhart here to recuperate his losses with money or with blood. The townspeople who do survive will be conscripted to fight against the war that's looming on the horizon, where they'll die on the battlefield. If disease or starvation doesn't claim them first. You saved one and the consequences has likely damned a hundred others in exchange.

Ciri

What is the point in me seeing the future if I can't do anything to change it? Well why would you understand? You see what you want, you make it happen. You snap your fingers, mountains move, men bend to your will. How would you know what it's like to fight for control of your life?

Francesca spouts her nonsense about her prophecies, Hen Ichaer, while the Scoia'tel die pillaging supplies, all so we don't die from hunger and frost.

Cahir

And I thought all you pointies were supposed to be superstitious. You don't believe in the legends of the Elder Blood?

Please, my people were building civilizations while you blunt-eared bastards still thought thunder was the gods passing wind. I believe in facts.

Yennefer

My whole life, I've had so much power. But I've never been perfect. I fought with Tissaia every step of the way, I wanted to do things my way. That letter? I don't know if I'll be welcomed back to Aretuza. Like you, I once chose to interfere. I set a prisoner free and in doing so, I set the entire North against the Brotherhood and the Brotherhood against each other.

Ciri

Those bodies hanging at the tavern. All those executions.

Yennefer

The whole Continent is paying the consequences. And you, because of me. It's not enough to possess Chaos. You and I, we must learn to control it, that is the essence of power. That is how we will move mountains. Together. Come along, Ciri.

You... all that talk of making the queen more useful... You and Phillipa did this. You won't get away with it. It's treason. I'll tell my brother.

Tell him what, exactly? That his strong, opinionated queen, gods rest her soul, went a little rogue in the secret meetings... and deserved to be assassinated? On your watch?

He trusted you.

Trusts. He trusts me, now more than ever. I am his most important advisor, whereas you are a weak, silly, ineffectual little shit who just delivered his wife's head to him in a box. Well, now I come to think of it, how do we know you weren't involved in her treachery? (Grabs Radovid) You want to help? Go back to sucking on the royal teat until you're just drunk enough to forget this terrible tragedy. And keep your mouth shut. (Whispering) Because next time, it could be your head in a box.

Brick

You know you're my hero, right Mom?

Mike

That's it! Go to your room!

Mike

Wait, you like your room. Go to Sue's room!