The Witcher (2019) s03e05 Episode Script

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[GENTLE MUSIC]
[FIRE CRACKLING]
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[GERALT] Alone at last.
What a night.
I heard they put an
aphrodisiac in the wine.
Are you surprised?
Did you see what Sabrina
was wearing, by the way?
- [CHUCKLES]
- She's older than me by about
Yen.
[YENNEFER LAUGHS]
Hmm. I'm just glad it's over.
[YENNEFER] Are you sure about this?
- [GERALT] Are you?
- [TROUPE PLAYING LIVELY MUSIC]
[LIVELY CHATTER AND LAUGHTER]
[GERALT SIGHS]
I don't know which I'd like to
do more, tear this costume off
or run Stregobor through with
the nearest ice sculpture.
Look how she hangs on him.
Aah, the White Wolf.
- [WOMAN] Gelda! Come here.
- [MAN LAUGHS] How wonderful!
[LIVELY, INTRIGUING MUSIC]
[FLAMES ROARING]
Thanks for coming.
[WOMAN] Mmm!
[MAN] That's right!
- Is there always this much staring?
- No.
- [MAN] Come over here!
- It's all for us.
Get used to it. They'll
be watching us all night.
Oh. Good.
Now, you should know the
territory before we step in.
Over there, we have Sabrina
Glevissig and Marti Sodergren.
- They're passionate.
- have some fun
By the fountain, we have Margarita
Laux-Antille, current headmistress.
And Keira Metz. Quite the spitfire.
We have Carduin, Bianca, Marquard,
Detmold and his brother Drithelm,
Radcliffe the Obnoxious.
Artaud Terranova, good
mage, even better drunk.
Vilgefortz, who's grown on
me despite my best efforts.
Tissaia de Vries, whom you already know.
And Gerhart of Aelle.
- I was saying
- What?
- The oldest living sorcerer.
- [SIGHS]
Are you expecting me to
remember all those names?
I thought you went to Oxenfurt?
Hmm.
Don't even think about it.
[GERALT SIGHS]
I gave you my word.
She's safe in Loxia until dawn.
When the ball ends and
the true conclave begins
- [GERALT SIGHS]
- then we'll make our move.
Tonight it's all about
loosening spirits.
And inspiring conviviality
in one perfect evening.
- So behave yourself.
- I always behave myself.
You have no memory of my party in Rinde?
To say nothing of enchanted
hedgehogs and the Law of Surprise?
That was complicated.
Well, this is simple.
We need this ball to
go off without a hitch,
so please dearest,
stop eating like an underfed ghoul.
When someone asks to speak to
you, you must accept, and quickly.
And no matter how ludicrously
anyone is dressed, don't stare.
Yennefer.
And her witcher.
We haven't yet had the pleasure.
Geralt, this is Sabrina
Glevissig of Ard Carraigh,
a school friend of mine.
We've welcomed our share of spies,
thieves, and murderers at Aretuza,
but not yet hosted a witcher.
- Huh.
- Yen's been hiding you for far too long.
[GERALT SIGHS]
[MUFFLED SOUND]
[SABRINA] You look hungry.
- Would you like a taste?
- [SIGHING]
What do you What do you think
witcher?
[SOUNDS RETURN TO NORMAL]
I think Yen looks particularly
lovely this evening.
Don't you?
And he's not even lying. How dull.
- Sabrina, that's no way to treat a guest.
- Hmm.
He has so little
experience in telepathy.
Why did you bring your pet
along, if not for us to, uh
play with him?
Dearest, why don't
you go and get a drink?
That's a great idea.
What on earth do you
think you're playing at?
- Yen, do you know what's better than sex?
- What?
Getting a rise out of
the Savior of Sodden.
[CHUCKLES]
- [RHYTHMIC STAMPING]
- [VALDO'S TROUPE] All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
Fair maid by day ♪
Her lips are sweet ♪
Her words a gentle trill ♪
A beast by night ♪
- My love takes flight ♪
- [SIGHS]
Her fangs sharp for the kill ♪
- I kiss my dear and thrill with fear ♪
- Philippa, what a surprise.
She haunts my waking dreams ♪
- Catch any mice tonight?
- [SCOFFS]
- Her whisper dancing in my ear ♪
- Vilgefortz. Tissaia.
- All is not as it seems ♪
- There you are. Thank goodness.
- I wouldn't miss it.
- [VILGEFORTZ] Welcome back.
Remember, you need to build
bridges with Artorius as well,
not just Stregobor.
Whilst we're doing pastoral
analogies, are you mending any fences?
just like the rest of
this den of snobs and liars.
Here's hoping you
convinced her to behave.
There's no room for error tonight.
- [VILGEFORTZ] Tissaia
- [TISSAIA] What?
[VILGEFORTZ] Trust in what you see. Hmm?
Give Yen at least a couple
of hours to piss everyone off.
Excuse me.
- Dijkstra
- Step aside, mage.
- [GERALT] Must be a reason for it.
- [DIJKSTRA] Ahem
[CHUCKLES]
You know, Philippa,
I should scold you for
monopolizing the witcher's time.
Geralt of Rivia, it is good to have
another non-magical brother here,
and a well, fellow
commoner, if you will.
- [SIGHS]
- All is not ♪
Philippa, I need to speak
to the witcher alone.
Man to man.
Hmm.
[YENNEFER] "Man to
man." Typical Dijkstra.
You know those two are going
to be a problem tomorrow.
Of course. Only a fool would
trust a spymaster and his mage.
Always more trouble than they're worth.
And they're clearly up to something.
As is to be expected, but one would hope
they'd at least provide enough
gossip to earn their invitation.
Hmm? [CHUCKLES]
I love watching you think.
But I had so much more to say.
- [GERALT] We'll go back to it in a moment.
- [YENNEFER GIGGLES]
All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
not just across the
Continent, but here in Aretuza.
This conclave may gather the mages,
but it can't change the inevitable.
One would be wise to abandon
neutrality and choose a side.
Redania is your only hope
of keeping the Lion Cub safe.
Speak in simple terms, Dijkstra.
Don't forget you're
talking to a commoner.
Hmm.
Speaking plainly, give us
the girl before it's too late.
No. Excuse me.
- All is not as it seems ♪
- Fucking prick.
- [LAUGHTER]
- All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
Thank you for coming tonight.
It means everything to us.
Gods, I'm happy to see
you. I, uh, need a word.
[SPEAKING SOFTLY]
Tissaia mentioned they were
together as young mages.
[SIGHS]
First love.
Never goes away, does it?
If you don't mind
No, not at all.
Best of luck tomorrow
at the conclave, witcher.
[DOOR OPENS]
[WISTFUL MUSIC]
- Where have you been?
- What did Istredd say?
[MUSIC STOPS]
- We don't have time for that.
- The Melange is about to begin!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Come on, girl. Yes, yes, yes.
- [LAUGHTER AND SQUEALS]
- [WOMAN 1] Yes!
- [KEIRA] Come on. Artaud!
- Keira.
[KEIRA CHUCKLES] Yennefer.
[MAN] Would you care
- Yes.
- [MAN] Would you, my fair lady?
[GERALT] What's the Melange?
It's a dance.
It's not optional.
[SULTRY MUSIC]
Geralt.
Are you enjoying your evening?
Good.
Oh, witcher! [LAUGHING]
I've been waiting to get
my hands on you all evening.
I studied as a contortionist,
you know? I'm quite bendy.
I hope we can count on your
support tomorrow, Artorius.
You might, Yennefer. Although
I've not forgotten your past.
Nor the kings who are still
waiting on a particular princess.
[YENNEFER] Of course, but
my priorities have changed.
I'm here to help.
We'll see. I've found trying to predict
the actions of Yennefer of Vengerberg
as hopeless as seeking a
black cat in a coal cellar.
They are worrisome.
Have you tried the wine yet?
I'm not thirsty.
Aww.
Geralt.
Istredd.
Well, well, well. If it isn't
the neck-breaking chaperone.
- I know. I owe you an apology.
- [SCOFFS]
- Perhaps a drink later?
- [SCOFFS] I can't.
I plan on getting pregnant tonight.
[CHUCKLES]
Exciting times ahead, don't you think?
[BOTH LAUGH]
[TRISS SIGHS]
It's good to see you, Triss.
You too.
How is Ciri?
She's safe. For now.
[MUSIC FINISHES]
[APPLAUSE]
[CHEERING AND WHOOPING]
[MAN] Well played!
Thank you.
- [SABRINA] That was marvelous.
- [VALDO] Thank you.
Geralt.
- [SABRINA] I've never seen
- [MAN] Wonderful!
- [WOMAN 1] Exciting!
- [WOMAN 2] Yes, well
Artaud, have you sampled
the wine this evening?
- Ah, you know me too well.
- I think you're ready for another.
[GERALT] You've been trying
to win Yen back all evening.
- Do you deny it?
- Why the fuck would I deny it?
- She knows I'm the better man!
- Ooh!
Then prove it.
[GUESTS GASP]
Unbelievable.
Coward.
[ISTREDD COUGHING]
- [GUESTS GASP]
- [GERALT GRUNTS]
[CHUCKLING]
- [SABRINA LAUGHING]
- Whew!
- [WOMAN] Finally, some entertainment.
- [MAN] The witcher is
I promised Yen I wouldn't
make a mess of this evening.
[MAN] Make a mess of him!
- [GERALT] So I won't.
- [WOMAN GROANS]
Truce?
Oh shit!
- [LAUGHTER]
- [WOMAN] Who gave him champagne?
- [MAN] Look at you!
- [ARTAUD YELPS]
[SABRINA] Artaud's wasted again!
[YENNEFER CHUCKLES]
A fight was quite the creative choice.
- Just admit that you loved it.
- [LAUGHS]
As duels in my honor go, this one
certainly broke into the top three.
Oh, well, it was an honor
to fight for the capricious
heart of Yennefer of Vengerberg.
And I hope to fight many more
battles with you, my dear.
With me, or against me?
Depends on the evening.
[GERALT SIGHS]
I shouldn't like to lose you, Yen.
But you have me.
Tonight will end.
Everything ends.
[TISSAIA] And now, to bring this
wonderful evening to a close,
a toast!
To peace amongst mages of the North!
[ALL] To peace!
There is much work to be done tomorrow.
But Tissaia and I are optimistic
about the future of this Continent,
based on what we've seen here tonight.
To peace!
[ALL] To peace!
And we have Yennefer
of Vengerberg to thank.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[MAN] Yennefer!
[GERHART] Whoo! Brilliant.
To us.
And a nearly perfect evening.
- everyone.
- That was good.
So.
Now what?
Hmm.
- What a night indeed.
- [CHUCKLES]
I can't believe they bought it.
I thought our performance
was quite convincing.
And a good thing, too.
Philippa was watching the
whole ballroom like a hawk.
She comes by it naturally.
We weren't the only
ones plotting tonight.
I could tell from the moment we entered.
[GERALT] Hmm.
Lilac and gooseberries.
Now, that I can tolerate.
Are you sure about this?
Are you?
finding spell.
- Just a courtesy.
- Hmm
Oh yes, here they are.
I don't know which I'd like
more, to tear this costume off
or run Stregobor through with
the nearest ice sculpture.
I know, and I hate the
fucker just as much as you do.
But here, we need to
do things differently.
The nearest serving fork, then.
Or rather than murder an
esteemed member of the Brotherhood
in front of the entire North,
we wait.
- We seek out proof tonight.
- [SIGHS]
We expose Stregobor at
the conclave tomorrow.
He'll be put on trial.
Until then, we have to play nicely
if you-know-who's going to
have any kind of a future here.
I saw what he did to those girls, Yen.
I won't be leaving until
I know she's safe here.
I hear you. But, Geralt
trust me.
- [MUSICIANS STOMPING]
- Mmm.
[LIVELY, INTRIGUING MUSIC]
The witcher!
Is there always this much staring?
No. It's all for us.
Get used to it. They'll
be watching us all night.
Hmm. Good.
All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
Fair maid by day ♪
- Her lips are sweet ♪
- [MAN] Louder!
Her words a gentle trill ♪
A beast by night ♪
My love takes flight ♪
Her fangs sharp for the kill ♪
- I kiss my dear and thrill with fear ♪
- Philippa, what a surprise.
She haunts my waking dreams ♪
- Catch any mice tonight?
- [SCOFFS]
You know quite well I make
my killing catching secrets.
- So Jaskier told me.
- All is not ♪
- Nice try there, by the way.
- As it seems ♪
- You should know I'm not so easy to fool.
- Oh, of course.
By the way, Marti Sodergren put an
aphrodisiac in that wine hours ago.
- A flower's sweetest bud ♪
- [SIGHS]
- The lady's love ♪
- Some caviar?
Not to mention the caviar
on that plate is an illusion.
Just like the rest of this
den of snobs and liars.
Den of nymphomaniacs is more like it.
I suffered quite the greeting
from Sabrina Glevissig earlier.
Hmm.
What Sabrina showed
you was child's play.
Come.
Would you like the experience
of one orgasm or more?
All is not ♪
- As it seems ♪
- Oh.
- You're keeping an eye on the witcher.
- Mm-hmm.
You know, I was sorry
to hear of Codringher
and Fenn's fiery demise.
Oh.
I am surprised you haven't heard,
since you've been tracking
the mage so diligently.
You must mean Rience.
- [WOMAN] Wonderful!
- [GERALT] Do you think his master's here?
[CHUCKLES]
Good attempt, Geralt.
But I'm not as loose-lipped as some.
- All is not ♪
- And yet you're here.
- As it seems ♪
- There must be a reason for it.
- All is not ♪
- I could say the same for you.
- As it seems ♪
- [DIJKSTRA] Ahem.
[CHUCKLES]
You know, Philippa,
I should scold you for
monopolizing the witcher's time.
[CHUCKLES] Geralt of Rivia,
it is good to have another
non-magical brother here.
- There's no room for error tonight.
- Tissaia
All is not ♪
- Trust in what you see.
- [CHUCKLES]
Give Yen at least a couple
of hours to piss everyone off.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- No promises.
Speak of the devil.
And she will appear.
Philippa.
Tissaia.
Vilgefortz.
And Yennefer of Vengerberg.
What a pleasure to see you again.
Care for a stroll? Alone.
[DIJKSTRA] This conclave
may bring the mages together,
but it can't change the inevitable.
War is brewing.
Not just across the
Continent, but here in Aretuza.
There are traitors who will soon
turn their loyalty to Nilfgaard
and not the North.
One would be wise to abandon
neutrality and choose a side
or risk losing everything.
Redania is your only hope
of keeping the Lion Cub safe.
Speak in simple terms, Dijkstra.
Remember you're talking to a commoner.
Hmm. Speaking plainly, give us
the girl before it's too late.
No. Excuse me.
Fucking prick.
You're staff.
- And you will conduct yourself as
- All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
- All is not ♪
- Butcher.
As it seems ♪
I wondered whether I'd see you again.
I wondered if I'd see
your head on a pike.
I'm hurt, Geralt.
After all, it wasn't me who
plunged my dagger into poor Renfri.
I'll make you pay for
everything you've done.
I'm saving the Continent.
Rooting out the deadly creatures
that threaten us all, not unlike you.
I am nothing
like you.
Then show me, witcher.
I want to see just how different we are.
[GERALT] Hmm.
All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
Thank you for coming
tonight. It means everything.
- [APPLAUSE]
- [WOMAN] My favorite song!
[ISTREDD] Gods, I'm happy
to see you. I need a word.
- What's going on?
- There's an artifact.
The Book of Monoliths,
ancient Elven text.
Never heard of it.
Not surprising. They
didn't teach it at Aretuza.
But it gives the holder the ability
to travel through time and space.
- How is that possible?
- I don't know. It should be impossible.
But Triss and I traced the book
here and Stregobor has it.
And we know where he's hiding it.
I told Istredd about you
being attacked in the illusion.
This is our chance, Yen. We can
get him for everything he's done.
- Someone needs to get to his office, undetected
- If you don't mind
- [TRISS] and get the book before he uses it.
- Not at all.
Best of luck tomorrow at the conclave.
[SIGHS]
[WOMAN] It's my very favorite song.
- Where have you been?
- What did Istredd say?
- We don't have time for that.
- [WHISPERING]
Look, forget about what I said before.
Stregobor has stolen
a very dangerous book,
and he has plans for it.
And for Ciri.
The Melange is about to begin!
We need to figure it
out and nail him tonight.
[GERALT] What's the Melange?
It's a dance.
It's not optional.
- [MAN] Would you care to
- [WOMAN] Yes, of course!
Even for me?
Especially for you.
[SULTRY MUSIC]
Geralt.
- [TRISS] How is Ciri?
- She's safe. For now.
What if someone could take
away what makes her special?
Her powers are innate. You
know that better than most.
What if she could have a
chance for a normal life?
I don't know what Ciri
would consider normal.
I just need her to survive this.
We need to immobilize Stregobor.
I'll create a distraction
so you can slip away.
The signal will be "truce."
- [APPLAUSE]
- I'll pass that on to Artaud.
We can do this. Good luck.
What?
Geralt, I wanted to apologize.
Yen and I had important matters
- Follow my lead.
- Wh
You've been trying to win Yen
back all evening. Do you deny it?
Why the fuck would I deny it?
She knows I'm the better man!
Prove it.
Unbelievable.
- [ISTREDD GRUNTS]
- [ENERGY WHOOSHES]
[GUESTS GASPING]
[DOOR OPENS]
[GUESTS GASPING]
[GUESTS EXCLAIM]
[LOCK WHIRRING]
[GUESTS GASP]
[ISTREDD GRUNTS]
Oh gods!
- Now punch me.
- Oh, for
- [GUESTS EXCLAIM]
- [GERALT GROANS]
[ISTREDD] Whew!
[WOMAN] Give him another.
- Go on.
- [WHISPERING]
[SIGHS]
Truce?
- [ARTAUD] Oh shit!
- [GLASS SMASHING]
[LAUGHTER]
[SABRINA LAUGHING]
Artaud's wasted again!
[STREGOBOR] I'll take that, half-breed!
[STREGOBOR] You don't belong here!
- Hate to interrupt.
- [GASPS]
Stregobor, you piece of shit.
You never gave a damn
about unity, did you?
Mere smoke and mirrors to
hide what you'd returned to do.
Raze Aretuza to the ground.
Your kind never changes.
And yet, our feckless
leaders forgive and forgive.
Well, mercy isn't my cup of tea.
[GERALT] Nor mine.
You've been hard at work, haven't you?
Corrupting portals, kidnapping novices.
Torturing those young
women to get to Ciri.
This doesn't concern you, witcher.
And I don't care two rat
tails about that Cintran brat.
With any luck, she lies
dead in a ditch by now.
That Cintran brat has more
power than you could dream of.
Or you could dream of. You have no
idea what you're dealing with here.
The only threat you pose
is in your dirty blood.
You're a monster who will soon
meet her reckoning. But the girl
The girl will most
likely leave this world
by your own mutant hands, Butcher.
- I'll kill you myself.
- [TISSAIA] Stop!
[TRISS] We came as soon as we
realized you were both gone.
- Now would be the time to explain.
- Yes. Please, do.
Stregobor has been keeping
a list of elven students
and their belongings.
The ones who went
missing this month. Nissa.
- Elisabet.
- Teryn.
He's been conducting experiments.
Practicing mind control.
What? That's absurd!
He tried to kill me
using a botched portal.
[SPLUTTERS]
Are you really gonna
believe a word she says?
And we believe his ultimate
aim is set on Cirilla of Cintra.
- You have proof of this?
- [TRISS] We do.
[STREGOBOR] What are you
expecting to find there?
[ISTREDD] The Book of Monoliths.
- An ancient elven tome.
- But
Rumored to contain knowledge
since before the Conjunction.
- [STREGOBOR] But
- This holds the key to how the human
sphere collided with the elves'.
More importantly, how humans
could get rid of elves again.
And you stole it. Didn't you?
Do I want to rid these halls
of you and your ilk? Yes.
- But speculating that I
- But nothing.
These are serious allegations.
I propose Stregobor is held
until the conclave concludes
and we can have a full trial.
- I concur.
- [SCOFFS] Yes, of course you do.
Artorius?
You've turned against our own
in a time of unity, Stregobor.
I cannot stand by you today.
Get off me! You're deranged!
All of you!
A pack of lies!
I'll hide this for safekeeping.
Make sure it doesn't fall
into the wrong hands again.
You've saved the night.
And you too.
Let's go and enjoy our party.
She'll be missing this.
I need a drink.
Or twelve. [SIGHS]
A toast!
To peace amongst mages of the North!
[ALL] To peace!
[SABRINA] Hmm.
There is much work to be done tomorrow,
but Tissaia and I are optimistic
about the future of the Continent,
based on what we've seen here tonight.
To peace!
[ALL] To peace!
And we have Yennefer
of Vengerberg to thank!
- [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
- [WOMAN] To Yen!
- [SABRINA] Mmm.
- [DIJKSTRA] Mm-hmm.
To us.
And a nearly perfect evening.
I love you.
That's the first time
you've ever said that.
It can't be.
You used to think it.
But tonight, you actually said it.
You can kiss me now.
In front of everyone.
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
[WHISPERS] It's our
first night out together.
And all I can think about
is getting you alone.
[CHUCKLES]
[GENTLE SPLASHING]
[GERALT] This I can also tolerate.
[YENNEFER CHUCKLES]
It took far too long to
get you back in a bathtub.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Did we actually pull it off?
Hmm It's hard to say.
Can't get Philippa out my head.
How do you mean?
When I visited her in Redania,
she said I was one of them.
But tonight, it's like
she wanted me on her side.
- Her side of what?
- She didn't say.
Tell me everything.
Care for a stroll? Alone.
Her whisper dancing in my ear ♪
- All is not as it seems ♪
- Art!
- Tissaia.
- Margarita.
- All is not ♪
- [MAN] Might make a beautiful
As it seems ♪
I just live for nights
like this, don't you?
If this is about Ciri, you're
not getting your hands on her.
- Hmm!
- A flower's sweetest bud ♪
All in due time, Yen.
But that is not why I pulled you away.
Hmm. Poor thing.
Lydia van Bredevoort?
[PHILIPPA] Mmm.
Heartsick, I've recently learned.
She'd follow her lover anywhere,
even blindly towards death,
if he asked it of her.
I wondered if you knew the truth.
What happened between Tissaia and I.
Tissaia told me the friendship went
cold. She never shared the details.
Oh.
- Her loyalty is hard earned.
- All is not ♪
- And hard lost.
- As it seems ♪
We only grew closer
as the years went by.
Until the days leading up
to the First Northern War.
Sodden?
[APPLAUSE]
I tried to convince Tissaia not to go.
Not to ally with Vilgefortz.
To let the Continent fight their own
impossible battle. But she refused.
- And we won.
- But at what cost?
They held on by a thread until
you tapped into fire magic.
Too many mages were lost
by the time you began.
And you lost too, didn't you?
Tissaia wasn't just
following Vilgefortz.
She was fighting for the Brotherhood.
The North, same as we're doing now.
You're fighting on a sinking ship.
The Brotherhood has no place
in the future of the Continent.
Tissaia has good intentions,
but her loyalty to this supposed
home will be her downfall.
And mine too.
Tell me, why did you come tonight,
if you're so certain Aretuza is doomed?
Because you and I aren't like Tissaia.
We break rules. We
aren't afraid of power.
There's still hope for you.
Traitors are already
working with Nilfgaard.
- As they always have been.
- Oh, see what you want to see.
But if Tissaia and
you stick to this plan,
neither of you will be any
better off than poor Lydia.
In love with a poison
that kills you slowly.
Look, I hear you.
I do.
But Tissaia and I have weathered our
fair share of Brotherhood infighting.
We will triumph tomorrow.
Just like we did at Sodden.
And though I wish you'd have joined
us on the battlefield that day,
we will fight without you again.
When tomorrow's meetings unite
the North, I truly hope you can see
that there are still some
things worth protecting.
[PHILIPPA SCOFFS]
Thank you for coming tonight.
It means everything.
Tonight means everything to us as well.
[YENNEFER] Maybe she just
wanted to stir up drama.
Wouldn't be her first offense.
It would explain Dijkstra's warning.
They clearly know something we do not.
But why wouldn't she speak up?
Nothing we accused Stregobor of
had anything to do with Nilfgaard.
And why the interest in
a mage who doesn't speak?
I don't know.
Why doesn't Lydia speak?
Her lower jaw is an
illusion. A masterful one.
She was wounded, horribly, and
now she can no longer speak aloud,
only communicate telepathically.
"The woman with the funny voice."
- Hmm?
- Something Teryn said.
- Do you still have Tissaia's bracelet?
- Somewhere here.
I passed Lydia on the way
to the Gallery of Glory.
I think her earrings were
made of the same thing.
What were you doing up there?
[GERALT] I went up after I
nearly murdered Stregobor.
- After what?
- Nearly.
I left him so I could get some peace.
All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
All is not ♪
As it seems ♪
Fair maiden, lips like ♪
A flower's sweetest bud ♪
The First Landing.
When Jan Bekker bent
the Power to his will.
He calmed the waves, proving magic
need not be evil or destructive.
Bekker formed what would henceforth
be known as the Brotherhood that day.
My favorite piece here.
Outcasts, uniting under a common banner.
An apt story.
The only apt part is the pageant of
events I've witnessed this evening.
It has indeed been worthy of a painting.
It would be titled
"Geralt Leaves the Isle of
Thanedd, Shaking with Laughter."
Be that as it may,
I'd hoped to find time to speak
with you this evening, Geralt.
I'd wager we have more in
common than you realize.
I doubt the parallels between
us are completely parallel.
As it seems ♪
We're both outcasts ourselves.
[PHILIPPA MURMURING]
[APPLAUSE]
Like you, I cannot define myself
as mere man, mage, or druid.
More than anything,
I was an orphan.
Left to die in a gutter in Lan Exeter.
I was bounced around this cruel world
by every monstrous creature imaginable.
Men, most of all.
Until I became cruel myself.
And rather than remain
an unwanted mutant,
I chose to become a sorcerer.
Out of spite.
Be careful, Vilgefortz.
Careful that the similarities
you're so desperately searching for
don't lead you too far.
Oh, not to worry, witcher. We
have but one likeness that remains.
I left that headstrong young boy behind
the day I fell in love with Tissaia.
That bond, that sense
of family, changed me.
And I know the same has happened
to you with Yennefer of Vengerberg.
You seem to know a great many things.
[CHUCKLES] Then tell me
when I reach a mistruth.
The longer Yennefer stays at Aretuza,
the stronger the Brotherhood will be.
The more likely we'll
be able to hold off
the powers that threaten the Continent.
Have you ever been attracted
by the art of sorcery, Geralt?
- Hmm.
- Have you considered joining her here?
If you want to protect what you love,
join our side in the battle to come.
The child will not remain safe for long,
and your passivity will be
no weapon with which to save her.
It is incredible how much my
neutrality outrages everyone.
How it subjects me to offers
of pacts and agreements
and lectures of the
necessity of making a choice
and joining the right side.
I am not your equal
partner in this game.
So, no, I shall continue on my path.
I shall respond to events.
I'll adapt with the world as it changes.
I understand, witcher. But
adapting may not be enough.
Just know there is only
one way you do not lose her.
And if I refuse to join your side?
No matter where you go, what you do,
there will always be
enemies waiting for you.
[CHUCKLES]
Tissaia mentioned they were
together as young mages.
[SIGHS] First love.
Never goes away, does it?
If you don't mind
No, not at all.
Best of luck tomorrow
at the conclave, witcher.
[DOOR OPENS]
[YENNEFER] "The battle to come"?
Vilgefortz encouraged this
conclave to ensure peace.
Maybe he didn't think it was possible.
Scarlet ammonite.
Rumored to protect loved ones.
Or valuable property.
Scarlet ammonite is only found
in the mines in West Redania.
That's where I found those
girls locked in that castle.
Geralt, the painting. The First Landing.
It's where that corrupt portal
took me when I was attacked.
There was a black
mountain with water below.
It's Vilgefortz' favorite painting.
He gave Tissaia that bracelet.
And I bet he gave
Lydia that jewelry too.
She's in love with him.
"A poison that kills you slowly."
- Stregobor wasn't our man.
- Vilgefortz is.
[SPEAKING IN ELDER]
- Yen, what are you doing?
- Trying to locate Tissaia.
- If she's in danger, I need to know.
- We don't have time.
I'm not leaving her.
Make sure the path is clear.
[SPEAKING IN ELDER]
[REPEATING SPELL]
[DISTANT SCREAMS]
[WOMAN] Secure the Great Hall!
Go! Put a man there!
[MAN SHOUTS]
Should have chosen a side, witcher.