"I didn't think there was any harm in asking. I'd hate to cross off an option permanently by assuming the answer."

Istredd is a big meddler! Just ask Geralt considering how blindsided he was that one brief adventure with the mage led to him figuring out all the details about Ciri out of sheer curiosity and stubbornness.

"Not to mention there is a possibility we won't have a choice in how that all goes, Lucifer, if we do end up having to escape Thorne."

It's not the same thing as choosing to move somewhere. They're not going to ask permission. The idea of leaving has always been more of a case of emergency or if they think it's a safe movement. But if a war starts, it may not be as simple.

He waves his hands in a conciliatory way. "But yes, fine, I'm a meddler. I'll stop."