Eskel looks Vesemir and the old man's mustache twitches thoughtfully.

"It could be that the leshen could not properly mark you. You were prevented from becoming its vessel when I pulled the main roots out of you." The master witcher notes. "But I could not get them all, if the infiltration was unusual, impacted by its mutations. It might be that the leshen was in mortal pain, tried to transfer to you, it couldn't properly without the full root system. Or it's death means the infiltration has purged itself. Both options likely mean Geralt had a successful hunt. We can hope, anyway."