Excerpt: "…a promise made must be honored. As true for a commoner as it is for a queen." "Is it now?" Calanthe's eyes flicked quickly to the right and in an instant and to the complete surprise of the witcher, a soldier grabbed Jaskier and held a knife to his throat." Or: A reimaging of the banquet fiasco. Cross posted on AO3. Rated T for language

Au(ish)/Missing scene for The Empty Hearse. After the reunion and after they sorted things out, John is still feeling a little off balance. He just might have to do something about that.