Geralt watched Ivory's back as she left the tent, and waited until she was completely out of sight before moving. He did quite enjoy watching her walk away.

After he was done, he hopped off of the stage and made his way back across the grounds toward his own trailer. He didn't have any particular plans for the evening, perhaps he would do some "research" by speaking with some of the rubes on his way in. In fact, that seemed like a rather pleasant idea, so he made his way into the center of the grounds, spotting a man who seemed to be taking a rest break. Luckily, neither Lucien or the performers were around to see this, so he sidled up to him and struck up a conversation.

All in all it was a rather droll tale, and Geralt didn't even have to waste his energy hypnotizing the man. He explained that he, and many of the other carnies, had met Lucien through a chance encounter. The man had been down on his luck, injured, and unable to work until he met Lucien and company. The Ringleader had nursed him back to health, although Geralt would have to fact-check this as there seemed to be something more to it than simple medicine, and because he was homeless had offered the man a job here. He owed Lucien his life, and thus was loyal to him and the others for taking him in when he had nowhere else to go. It appeared that this man was without specialty, otherwise human, and completely ordinary. Geralt guessed this was the case with all of them. It seemed that Lucien had built a veritable army of able bodied human rubes to cart around his freakshow. Either the Frenchman was more cunning than he appeared, or he was just that kind.

After Geralt had learned all he needed to, he took his leave and headed back to his trailer for a round of drinks before the show. He encountered none of the other troupe members on the way, though he did glance at Lucien's trailer before entering his own, just to see if he would catch movement inside. It was no matter, he had plenty of time.

Illyana continued her research, and Cora helped Akane prepare for her performance before the grounds opened to their patrons. All were excited to see what the turnout would be, considering Geralt's offer the previous evening.