““Nothing is as it seems,’ Ciri replied, blushing again. ‘An accurate statement,’ said the hermit, while adding another skin to the appropriate lot. ‘And how inevitably it leads to the conclusion that we, Ciri, we know nothing about each other. We know only the appearances and they lie.’ He waited a moment, but Ciri did not hasten to say anything. ‘Although we both have succeeded in making a preliminary inquiry, we still don’t know anything. I do not know who you are, you do not know who I am…’ This time he deliberately waited. She looked at him and her eyes burned with the question he was expecting. Her eyes flashed when she asked: ‘Who will start?””
