"Getting drunk works for me," Geralt says and raises his glass, toasting Rowan's words. It's not perfect and the escape is temporary but sometimes you can have a good few hours where you don't remember anything that's bothering you.

He hasn't been left down by it, yet, which is why he's going to continue to do it. It's a foolproof coping mechanism.

"And if you need something else to do, come find me and I'll throw a sword at you," he says, only half joking.