[ He sees the way it effects her, even if he quickly looks back down to the text to give her the space she needs to react to the news. It's like when Bilquis's touch caused Tech to fall apart at the seams -- an infection spreading through his system that he couldn't fix or control. Losing ones soul, even part of it, has to feel like that, too. Like everything a person is becomes lost to them and they don't know what to do to fix it.

Unfortunately from what Tech can read, there's no counter spell here. They can understand what was done, but....but how do they fix it? He chews on the inside of his lip. ]

There has to be a way. There's a reference here to another similar spell. Check your device. I'm sending you a message.

[ And he does it without even lifting his. All it takes is a nod of his head and there's a ping. Yennefer receives a private and encrypted message from Tech with a translation of what he's read so she can read it for herself. She's the magic user so maybe there's something she can see in it that he doesn't. In the meantime, he gets up to hunt for this previous volume. It might not be helpful, it might only just be another spell. But maybe there will be a clue in there about how to undo it once it's cast. And maybe that clue could lead them toward their next step.

As he flips through the pages, he's already trying to think ahead, trying to plot a course. He's invested in this. He's invested in her, even moreso now knowing what she's potentially lost. ]

I think the casino might be worth looking into. They deal in souls all the time, extracting them and shit. Maybe they know how to restore one?