The story now follows Jarre, a monk who chooses to join the army of all the Northern Kingdoms formed to repel the invading Nilfgaardian army. Ciri, in the midst of chaos, teleports out of the world with the assistance of Ihuarraquax. Eredin and his riders soon find her, and a battle between the Dearg Ruadhri and the unicorns ensues. A brief battle ensues, in which she injures Eredin and escapes to find Ihuarraquax and co. She is confronted by Eredin Breacc Glas, who is enraged by Auberon's death and tries to leave abruptly. She finds Auberon dead from overdose and then steals a boat for herself and Kelpie, which is revealed to be the only way to pass the barriers. The unicorns then reveal how she can bypass the barriers. She is spared, as one of the unicorns, Ihuarraquax, recognizes her as saving him from death earlier. As she is riding she is cornered by several unicorns, who threaten to kill her, fearing her power. In a bout of frustration, she rides her horse, Kelpie, as far away as possible from the castle, despite the warnings that barriers prevent her from leaving the place. Eventually Eredin confronts her, giving her a vial and hinting that she should poison Auberon. She is told that time happens differently in this world, and that once her task is accomplished she will be returned to her time. After several fruitless nights, she confronts the other elves of the castle and demands that she be let go, as it appears their king is not interested in her, and that she wants to return to her friends. Despite her disgruntlement with the situation, she agrees. She is told she must bear the child of their king, Auberon, who appears to be addicted to fisstech and is emotionally cold. She meets with several elves, notably Avallac'h and Eredin Bréacc Glas, who is the leader of a cavalry unit called Dearg Ruadhri and reveals that the unicorns have become restless since she entered their world. This world appears to be ruled by elves, who live in peace except for occasional fights with the unicorns. Geralt rushes back to Touissant in order to gather his group and leave to save Yennefer.Ĭiri is shown to have arrived in a foreign world after entering the portal at the Tower of the Swallow. While accomplishing the task, he overhears Skellen, Bonhart, and several other associates talk about where Vilgefortz and Yennefer are located and how Ciri is missing. Geralt eventually receives a contract to investigate and potentially kill several monsters which live in an abandoned castle near the city of Touissant. Fringilla is one of the select members of the Lodge, a secret group of sorceresses that wish to control the political world, and is assigned to delay Geralt from seeking out Yennefer and Ciri. Geralt eventually starts a relationship with the castle sorceress, Fringilla. Geralt has been completing monster contracts in the Beauclair city of Toussaint while the rest of the group, Dandelion, Regis, Milva, Angouleme, and Cahir, have been exploring and relaxing. The dream ends and a new dream starts, this time dealing with the adventures of Geralt. Her first dream is that of Stefan Skellen and Leo Bonhart, who are revealed to be working for Vilgefortz and have imprisoned Yennefer. Eventually Condwiramurs starts to dream of the events at the behest of the Lady of the Lake. They do so through intense study of the pictures portraying the characters and events from the story, to guide dreams. The story cuts to a point in time that takes place after the story, where a young maiden, Condwiramurs, meets the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, to study the legend of Geralt and Ciri. After mistaking her for the fabled Lady of the Lake, they talk and Ciri recounts her story. As she does so, Sir Galahad of the Arthurian legend stumbles upon her. The story opens with Ciri bathing in a pond in an unknown world. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world.īut this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She is trapped there with no apparent way out. After walking through the portal in Tor Zireael while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world.