His right eye twitched imperceptibly. She'd confirmed one of his suspicions just by asking that very question. Geralt looked skyward and took a deep breath. "The air is different here," he noted, more to himself than to the stranger. As to where 'here' was, he was still working on that.
"Not long ago." He decided to answer her questions. He was hurt and exhausted and she seemed to genuinely want to help. "Somewhere else. Somewhere far, I think." His mind wandered to portals...