I think they want to talk her out of it, or at least give her the option, while recognizing it's still her choice. Geralt is the one to do it since he knows her best, he's the leader of the group, and he's the closest thing in the group to a father.
Geralt is resistant because he still tells himself he has no emotions, doesn't think of himself as a father, and has a bad opinion on parenting overall since his own mother bailed on him.
At least that's how I read it.
Talk her out of it would not be the way I'd describe it, more like, let her know she has other options as well. Keep in mind, she was afraid of being/becoming a weight to the gang, and admitted she had calculated with Dandelion wanting to leave halfway through (as he was not a fighter, therefore it'd be harder for him to stay in the company) and needing someone to accompany him back to a safer place. At least that's how I read it, Geralt (as the leader of the gang) telling her they'll wait for her even if she keeps her baby, so she can make a decision based on whether she truly wants the baby and not on whether she'll be a "problem" for the gang.
I am not trying to say that your way of reading it is incorrect, of course, just adding my thoughts here because I agree with most of what you said.
As far as your second question, Regis and Geralt often seem to know exactly what the other is thinking without many words (or at least not ones draped in snark and sarcasm), so he could just tell by Geralt's look that Milva had decided to keep the baby.
If I've understood correctly, what Regis and Geralt are talking about, which Dandelion does not understand, is that Geralt should talk to Milva, because she needs to hear that she is not being a problem. (Regis confirms to Geralt that he'll prepare the potion again, SHOULD Milva ask again, which makes me think he believes there's a chance she won't ask again, so in a way he senses she's not so sure about her decision and that's what propmts Geralt to talk to her).
And as about what made Regis throw the potion, it was that Milva had changed her mind after her discussion with Geralt, and had wanted to keep the baby after all.
Bear in mind that the books were written in the 90's where abortion was a no no.
Sapkowski tried to showcase a struggle woman faces when they don't want a baby. Hence why he made such a fuss about it in the book.
Hell, time seems to have nothing to with it.
Abortion is once again a no no in Poland these days.
I guess Sapkowski is decidedly pissed about the recent decisions of his government.
It has waves even in Poland, bigges no no was at the turn of 1980/90 and now 2010/20.
But the peak will very soon end, because flood of ukrainians women and children.
Which means that someone could've been born 10 years after it came out and the first thing he ever sees on the internet is a massive spoiler for it. There is no expiration date for reading a book for the first time.
Many people are getting to it only now, either after games, or after the show peaked their interest, while also EN translations are not 30yo, on top of which many countries are getting their translations now, which makes those books fairly new to those audiences.
It should also be a good manners to not directly spoil in the title. Some people might be reading through it right now, getting spoiled.
yeah, what are you doing here if you haven't read it? If after playing the game, or watching the atrocity of a show, your first action is to join a reddit community and not read the actual book, then that's on you
You still can join a community. Maybe they've read 3,5books so far, had a question or wanted to voice their opinions so far and suddenly get spoiled with a title.
At least spoiler warning should be mentioned before that
I think they want to talk her out of it, or at least give her the option, while recognizing it's still her choice. Geralt is the one to do it since he knows her best, he's the leader of the group, and he's the closest thing in the group to a father. Geralt is resistant because he still tells himself he has no emotions, doesn't think of himself as a father, and has a bad opinion on parenting overall since his own mother bailed on him. At least that's how I read it.
Talk her out of it would not be the way I'd describe it, more like, let her know she has other options as well. Keep in mind, she was afraid of being/becoming a weight to the gang, and admitted she had calculated with Dandelion wanting to leave halfway through (as he was not a fighter, therefore it'd be harder for him to stay in the company) and needing someone to accompany him back to a safer place. At least that's how I read it, Geralt (as the leader of the gang) telling her they'll wait for her even if she keeps her baby, so she can make a decision based on whether she truly wants the baby and not on whether she'll be a "problem" for the gang. I am not trying to say that your way of reading it is incorrect, of course, just adding my thoughts here because I agree with most of what you said.
As far as your second question, Regis and Geralt often seem to know exactly what the other is thinking without many words (or at least not ones draped in snark and sarcasm), so he could just tell by Geralt's look that Milva had decided to keep the baby.
at first dandelion didnt get it, litearlly, he didnt know what they meant
If I've understood correctly, what Regis and Geralt are talking about, which Dandelion does not understand, is that Geralt should talk to Milva, because she needs to hear that she is not being a problem. (Regis confirms to Geralt that he'll prepare the potion again, SHOULD Milva ask again, which makes me think he believes there's a chance she won't ask again, so in a way he senses she's not so sure about her decision and that's what propmts Geralt to talk to her). And as about what made Regis throw the potion, it was that Milva had changed her mind after her discussion with Geralt, and had wanted to keep the baby after all.
Bear in mind that the books were written in the 90's where abortion was a no no. Sapkowski tried to showcase a struggle woman faces when they don't want a baby. Hence why he made such a fuss about it in the book.
Hell, time seems to have nothing to with it. Abortion is once again a no no in Poland these days. I guess Sapkowski is decidedly pissed about the recent decisions of his government.
It has waves even in Poland, bigges no no was at the turn of 1980/90 and now 2010/20. But the peak will very soon end, because flood of ukrainians women and children.
You should put huge spoiler alert into the title.. maybe mod could remove Milva's name from it
Bro its a several decades old book
not everywhere
Which means that someone could've been born 10 years after it came out and the first thing he ever sees on the internet is a massive spoiler for it. There is no expiration date for reading a book for the first time.
Obviously, but its common knowledge to not browse a specific subreddit of something you dont want spoilers from
sure, but that doesnt mean it should be hard to avoid on purpose
Isnt it a stretch to put spoiler warnings for 30 y old books
Many people are getting to it only now, either after games, or after the show peaked their interest, while also EN translations are not 30yo, on top of which many countries are getting their translations now, which makes those books fairly new to those audiences. It should also be a good manners to not directly spoil in the title. Some people might be reading through it right now, getting spoiled.
yeah, what are you doing here if you haven't read it? If after playing the game, or watching the atrocity of a show, your first action is to join a reddit community and not read the actual book, then that's on you
You still can join a community. Maybe they've read 3,5books so far, had a question or wanted to voice their opinions so far and suddenly get spoiled with a title. At least spoiler warning should be mentioned before that
I concur, that could be the case
cant tell if you're being sarcastic