"That's not difficult, is it?"

She can't say she's sad the minstrel isn't here with them. She and Jaskier never did get along, though it was fun when she got to mess with him.

"Well, maybe they're saving that for future torture."

But it is hard to keep up the humor. His question makes her expression sober. Would he believe her if she said she died doing a selfless act, for once?

"I was fighting in Sodden -- and we were losing. So I gave it everything I had."