1 00:00:30,958 --> 00:00:31,875 Fuck. 2 00:00:50,125 --> 00:00:52,666 - Why are you up? - We've lost too much time already. 3 00:00:53,333 --> 00:00:57,207 If we're to stop Ciri's marriage to Emhyr, we need to cross this river. 4 00:00:57,208 --> 00:00:59,083 What's needed is rest. 5 00:00:59,666 --> 00:01:01,624 We barely made it out of there alive. 6 00:01:01,625 --> 00:01:05,000 Jaskier's head... And don't get me started on your leg. 7 00:01:13,583 --> 00:01:16,416 The crossing's that way. I'll scout ahead. 8 00:01:20,875 --> 00:01:22,041 Hmm. Mmm. 9 00:01:30,708 --> 00:01:33,374 Whoever patched me up, thank you. 10 00:01:33,375 --> 00:01:36,540 - Regis could've done better. - That gherkin could've done better. 11 00:01:36,541 --> 00:01:39,082 Call me a pickle again, I'll have your nuts on toast. 12 00:01:39,083 --> 00:01:41,333 Jaskier, we need to move. 13 00:01:42,916 --> 00:01:44,040 The ride won't be easy. 14 00:01:44,041 --> 00:01:46,082 I will not be what slows us down. 15 00:01:46,083 --> 00:01:47,291 Steady. 16 00:01:49,041 --> 00:01:52,791 - Can't you see he needs to rest? - Stay out of this. It doesn't concern you. 17 00:01:53,708 --> 00:01:56,333 You and I have a lot more in common than you think. 18 00:02:00,041 --> 00:02:01,165 I sense Ciri too... 19 00:02:01,166 --> 00:02:02,832 Do not speak her name. 20 00:02:02,833 --> 00:02:04,625 Dreams that feel portentous. 21 00:02:08,125 --> 00:02:10,583 Cirilla dancing with death. 22 00:02:12,541 --> 00:02:14,958 A mouth full of glowing worms. 23 00:02:21,416 --> 00:02:25,125 You can take this and kill me now if you regret your decision to spare me. 24 00:02:27,208 --> 00:02:28,625 Like Cirilla did once. 25 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:31,291 Or you can listen. 26 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,791 Bad news! 27 00:02:42,375 --> 00:02:44,583 The crossing's completely washed out. 28 00:02:45,583 --> 00:02:47,457 We either wait for it to clear 29 00:02:47,458 --> 00:02:50,791 or retreat to the cluster of fucking armies we just escaped. 30 00:02:53,583 --> 00:02:55,291 Besides, Jaskier needs to rest. 31 00:02:55,875 --> 00:02:58,125 We should be at our strongest when we get to Ciri. 32 00:03:03,208 --> 00:03:04,250 Hmm. 33 00:03:09,916 --> 00:03:11,207 Etchel Trogulten. 34 00:03:11,208 --> 00:03:12,666 - Swing! - Hang him! 35 00:03:14,875 --> 00:03:16,957 Long live Redania! 36 00:03:16,958 --> 00:03:19,332 - Erik O'Carney. - Hang him! 37 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:20,958 Let him swing! 38 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:24,208 If he's too heavy, I'll hang him for you! 39 00:03:26,041 --> 00:03:27,500 And he's done it. 40 00:03:31,250 --> 00:03:33,499 - The Nazarian. - No! No, please. 41 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:35,582 - No, please. Please don't. - Hang the traitor! 42 00:03:35,583 --> 00:03:38,332 I... I'll talk. Please, I swear it. Please. 43 00:03:38,333 --> 00:03:40,540 - I can give you names. - A little late for that. 44 00:03:40,541 --> 00:03:42,915 But I... I've information... about wizards. 45 00:03:42,916 --> 00:03:44,041 Hang him! 46 00:03:44,875 --> 00:03:46,333 Commander Vascoigne. 47 00:03:47,041 --> 00:03:49,332 Eva. What an unexpected pleasure. 48 00:03:49,333 --> 00:03:50,790 Just get on with it! 49 00:03:50,791 --> 00:03:53,249 - Come on! - Fucking kick him off! 50 00:03:53,250 --> 00:03:55,707 - Hang him! - Why don't we squeeze him dry? 51 00:03:55,708 --> 00:03:56,874 Show him no mercy! 52 00:03:56,875 --> 00:04:00,582 Then... then this... this, uh, Fire Fucker, um... 53 00:04:00,583 --> 00:04:01,999 uh, Rience, I think. 54 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,874 He... he was on the... on the trail of a, uh, a witcher. 55 00:04:04,875 --> 00:04:06,332 Uh, uh... Geralt. 56 00:04:06,333 --> 00:04:09,915 See, um, uh, Geralt and... and this old fart, uh... 57 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:14,290 Juris, um... Codrow... uh, Feno, uh... something, 58 00:04:14,291 --> 00:04:16,540 well, uh, they were having meetings in Dorian. 59 00:04:16,541 --> 00:04:20,000 Uh, all's I know is, Rience killed 'em frightfully. 60 00:04:20,833 --> 00:04:23,666 He saved their cat, if... if that matters? 61 00:04:24,958 --> 00:04:26,665 It doesn't, but do go on. 62 00:04:26,666 --> 00:04:30,999 Well, uh, Rience, he employed my professional help to nab this lass. 63 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,249 Uh, which... it weren't the easiest of tasks, 64 00:04:33,250 --> 00:04:35,749 since she was under the care of a druid and a werewolf. 65 00:04:35,750 --> 00:04:37,708 But, uh, managed all the same. 66 00:04:38,541 --> 00:04:40,457 They're... they're both corpses now. 67 00:04:40,458 --> 00:04:43,124 I know something of this. 68 00:04:43,125 --> 00:04:44,125 My Lord. 69 00:04:44,958 --> 00:04:46,957 - Tell me more about this girl. - Uh... 70 00:04:46,958 --> 00:04:48,624 Uh, ashen hair. 71 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:50,583 Uh, uh... green peepers. 72 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:53,290 - Do you recall her name? - Oh, no, no. She... 73 00:04:53,291 --> 00:04:57,207 She... she was all out of sorts, uh... Didn't speak all that much. 74 00:04:57,208 --> 00:04:59,125 Uh, is... is it gettin' hotter in here? 75 00:04:59,833 --> 00:05:01,165 It sounds like Cirilla. 76 00:05:01,166 --> 00:05:04,040 But I happen to know she was on Thanedd at that time. 77 00:05:04,041 --> 00:05:05,082 What became of her? 78 00:05:05,083 --> 00:05:09,040 We handed the small fry over to a... a wizard. Terrifyin' fella. 79 00:05:09,041 --> 00:05:10,540 Uh, name escapes me. 80 00:05:10,541 --> 00:05:13,207 It's somethin' like Vil... Vil... Vilge... 81 00:05:13,208 --> 00:05:14,791 Uh... Vil... Vilgefartz! 82 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:17,208 - Do you mean Vilgefortz? - Yeah! 83 00:05:20,166 --> 00:05:22,291 Ugh! What the fuck? 84 00:05:24,291 --> 00:05:26,708 A parting spell from Vilgefortz. 85 00:05:27,625 --> 00:05:29,166 His name was the trigger. 86 00:05:30,791 --> 00:05:31,833 What do you think it means? 87 00:05:32,416 --> 00:05:34,166 He's trying to cover his tracks. 88 00:05:34,666 --> 00:05:36,625 It means Vilgefortz gave Emhyr a fake. 89 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Psst! 90 00:06:07,625 --> 00:06:08,999 Vascoigne heard that Emhyr's... 91 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,415 princess is a fake. 92 00:06:10,416 --> 00:06:11,458 What? 93 00:06:12,375 --> 00:06:13,791 - Are you sure? - Mm-hmm. 94 00:06:15,583 --> 00:06:17,291 Hmm. Thank you. 95 00:06:21,208 --> 00:06:23,416 - Can we trust her? - For now. 96 00:06:24,166 --> 00:06:28,374 At present, I'm more concerned with the loose lips of the Redanian commander. 97 00:06:28,375 --> 00:06:32,665 Any more pillow talk, and everyone on the Continent will know the truth. 98 00:06:32,666 --> 00:06:34,458 - I'll handle him. - Good. 99 00:06:35,333 --> 00:06:36,708 - You do that. - Mmm. 100 00:06:38,958 --> 00:06:42,041 Your... scheme to unseat the emperor 101 00:06:43,208 --> 00:06:46,750 wouldn't happen to hinge on this particular information staying secret, 102 00:06:47,750 --> 00:06:49,000 would it? 103 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:59,707 We need more than cold nothing for a soup if that is our goal. 104 00:06:59,708 --> 00:07:02,540 - We can forage for what we need. - I'll get the salt. 105 00:07:02,541 --> 00:07:05,624 Anyone have any old family recipes they'd like to share? 106 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:08,332 My gran used to add the finest Mahakam vegetables. 107 00:07:08,333 --> 00:07:10,624 Mahakam veg? Yeah, right. 108 00:07:10,625 --> 00:07:12,249 Everyone got scraps 109 00:07:12,250 --> 00:07:14,749 from that dipshit Brouver's mountain goat roast. 110 00:07:14,750 --> 00:07:17,249 Oh, Brouver did more for the clan than you know. 111 00:07:17,250 --> 00:07:20,125 - Where are you going? - To look for another crossing. 112 00:07:20,625 --> 00:07:22,875 Even your stubbornness won't bend nature. 113 00:07:24,250 --> 00:07:25,333 Right, Jaskier? 114 00:07:27,625 --> 00:07:28,541 Right. 115 00:07:29,333 --> 00:07:32,500 We should stay, Geralt. Just for an hour or two. 116 00:07:33,125 --> 00:07:36,500 Give us both some time to heal. 117 00:07:39,125 --> 00:07:40,000 Zoltan. 118 00:07:40,958 --> 00:07:42,915 Who's this Brouver you speak of? 119 00:07:42,916 --> 00:07:44,458 Alderman of Mahakam. 120 00:07:45,041 --> 00:07:46,166 Good riddance to him. 121 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:48,165 I'm never goin' back. 122 00:07:48,166 --> 00:07:50,499 - Why's that? - 'Cause the fucker can't. 123 00:07:50,500 --> 00:07:54,374 - You don't know what went down. - Did you forget? I was there. 124 00:07:54,375 --> 00:07:57,040 Aye, and whatever you think you know is all ghoulshite! 125 00:07:57,041 --> 00:07:58,333 Friends, please. 126 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:01,665 Tales whet the appetite, 127 00:08:01,666 --> 00:08:05,875 and this is one I'm sure even Geralt is dying to hear. 128 00:08:07,166 --> 00:08:09,083 You were there. We were not. 129 00:08:10,250 --> 00:08:12,333 Tell us what happened. 130 00:08:15,375 --> 00:08:16,540 Back in Mahakam, 131 00:08:16,541 --> 00:08:18,707 everything we did was for the clan, 132 00:08:18,708 --> 00:08:21,332 and Zoltan's forge was the crown jewel. 133 00:08:21,333 --> 00:08:23,790 I would deliver the weapons he forged to Brouver, 134 00:08:23,791 --> 00:08:26,374 who shipped them down to the dwarven front lines. 135 00:08:26,375 --> 00:08:28,207 Dusty old fud Zoltan here 136 00:08:28,208 --> 00:08:31,125 was holding back a big shipment for bloody humans. 137 00:08:32,416 --> 00:08:33,458 In fact, 138 00:08:34,500 --> 00:08:38,083 I was on my way to confront you when I saw it. 139 00:08:40,958 --> 00:08:44,499 Brouver told me you destroyed your own forge so no one would find out 140 00:08:44,500 --> 00:08:47,291 you were arming humans too. 141 00:08:48,041 --> 00:08:50,249 Playin' both sides for your own gain. 142 00:08:50,250 --> 00:08:53,790 - When our clan were dyin' in the fields! - Hogwash! 143 00:08:53,791 --> 00:08:55,875 You don't know what went down that day! 144 00:08:56,583 --> 00:08:57,625 Tell us, then. 145 00:09:02,291 --> 00:09:05,166 I poured my life into my work for our clan, 146 00:09:06,125 --> 00:09:09,832 until I found out Brouver was driving my wares to humans, 147 00:09:09,833 --> 00:09:11,500 who were killing dwarves. 148 00:09:12,041 --> 00:09:14,040 I wasn't about to sell out my own, 149 00:09:14,041 --> 00:09:17,000 so I tells him he'll never take what's ours. 150 00:09:18,125 --> 00:09:21,333 Bet you didn't know Brouver paid me a little visit, 151 00:09:21,916 --> 00:09:23,458 guilt written all over his face, 152 00:09:24,041 --> 00:09:25,875 blamin' you, blamin' me, 153 00:09:26,458 --> 00:09:29,082 pointin' fingers at everyone but himself! 154 00:09:29,083 --> 00:09:31,707 He started the fire, hopin' to take me down, 155 00:09:31,708 --> 00:09:32,958 and his secret with it. 156 00:09:39,500 --> 00:09:41,915 The place blew. I was trapped below. 157 00:09:41,916 --> 00:09:45,082 It took hours to get out of there, and in that time, 158 00:09:45,083 --> 00:09:48,665 Brouver spread lies that I betrayed Mahakam. 159 00:09:48,666 --> 00:09:50,291 He lied to us both, 160 00:09:51,250 --> 00:09:53,415 and you believe him over me. 161 00:09:53,416 --> 00:09:55,166 I lost everything! 162 00:09:55,750 --> 00:09:57,000 My home. 163 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,416 My forge. 164 00:10:01,625 --> 00:10:02,791 My friends. 165 00:10:09,125 --> 00:10:10,500 If only I'd known. 166 00:10:11,916 --> 00:10:13,125 I'm sorry, 167 00:10:13,916 --> 00:10:14,833 friend. 168 00:10:19,750 --> 00:10:21,708 Fucking friendship! 169 00:10:24,166 --> 00:10:27,374 - Best ten thalers I ever spent. - I'm not sure the bird agrees. 170 00:10:27,375 --> 00:10:28,583 Uh-huh. 171 00:10:31,625 --> 00:10:34,332 Hands off! Hands off! 172 00:10:34,333 --> 00:10:35,665 No-o-o-o! 173 00:10:35,666 --> 00:10:38,999 Eh. He's free to make his own way, just like the rest of us. 174 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,083 Fucking family. 175 00:10:46,916 --> 00:10:48,750 That didn't go exactly as I'd planned. 176 00:10:49,458 --> 00:10:52,041 Look what I found to get us started with our soup. 177 00:10:56,083 --> 00:10:59,332 - What the ever-loving fuck is this? - No human word for it. 178 00:10:59,333 --> 00:11:00,749 It's a common tuber, 179 00:11:00,750 --> 00:11:03,540 found in sub-surface dirt on every roadside you've ever traveled. 180 00:11:03,541 --> 00:11:06,915 Maybe that means we shouldn't be putting it in our mouths? 181 00:11:06,916 --> 00:11:08,666 Learned to cook with it in Brokilon. 182 00:11:10,291 --> 00:11:12,790 It's getting late. We should check the crossing. 183 00:11:12,791 --> 00:11:14,250 Hmm. Milva? 184 00:11:15,083 --> 00:11:17,290 You've never spoken of Brokilon. 185 00:11:17,291 --> 00:11:19,000 Or how you came to be there. 186 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:22,041 - Would you like to share? - No. 187 00:11:41,958 --> 00:11:44,125 My stepfather made sure I knew fear. 188 00:11:47,041 --> 00:11:47,875 In return, 189 00:11:49,125 --> 00:11:50,750 I made sure he knew suffering. 190 00:11:53,916 --> 00:11:55,625 The rage took me over, 191 00:11:57,291 --> 00:11:58,250 and it was worth it. 192 00:12:02,458 --> 00:12:05,166 I did whatever it took to survive on my own. 193 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,749 And soon, I realized I could do the same for others like me. 194 00:12:21,750 --> 00:12:22,999 Negrasha. 195 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,458 The dryads offered me refuge after that. 196 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:29,000 I found a home among them in Brokilon. 197 00:12:29,500 --> 00:12:32,499 I helped by escorting Scoia'tael to and from the forest 198 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:33,915 to keep them safe from humans. 199 00:12:33,916 --> 00:12:35,040 Look out! 200 00:12:35,041 --> 00:12:37,040 Milva. 201 00:12:37,041 --> 00:12:38,791 But at times, I felt like 202 00:12:39,583 --> 00:12:42,166 Death leading souls to the afterlife. 203 00:12:45,125 --> 00:12:47,250 They willfully lived in the present, 204 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,875 ignoring the darkness around them. 205 00:12:51,250 --> 00:12:55,208 But I kept my distance. It was best not to get attached. 206 00:13:00,875 --> 00:13:02,708 Until that last mission... 207 00:13:04,875 --> 00:13:08,541 when I finally understood what their fervor was really about. 208 00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:11,833 Connection. 209 00:13:13,375 --> 00:13:16,833 Their search for joy to forget their circumstances. 210 00:13:19,125 --> 00:13:21,000 You said it was your last mission? 211 00:13:29,583 --> 00:13:31,500 They were ambushed the next day. 212 00:13:33,041 --> 00:13:34,208 They all died. 213 00:13:43,083 --> 00:13:45,291 Back in Brokilon, I found a new task. 214 00:13:47,041 --> 00:13:49,083 A witcher in need of healing. 215 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:54,708 I didn't know. 216 00:13:56,916 --> 00:13:57,916 You do now. 217 00:13:59,916 --> 00:14:01,999 Anyone in favor of beddin' down for the night? 218 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,583 What a marvelous idea. 219 00:14:05,291 --> 00:14:06,790 I, for one, could use a good... 220 00:14:06,791 --> 00:14:07,790 Easy. 221 00:14:07,791 --> 00:14:09,083 Ow! Oh, I'm good. 222 00:14:09,666 --> 00:14:11,416 I'm good. Phew. 223 00:14:12,833 --> 00:14:15,207 Hey! No, wait. That is my private work. 224 00:14:15,208 --> 00:14:18,790 If you've written anything about me, I'll stab you in both ass cheeks. 225 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:22,791 Oh, you should be so lucky as to be immortalized in the written word. 226 00:14:24,750 --> 00:14:27,165 But you want to tell us what you're writing, don't you? 227 00:14:27,166 --> 00:14:28,665 Aye, you know he does. 228 00:14:28,666 --> 00:14:30,958 - Go on! - Ah, come on, bard. 229 00:14:31,666 --> 00:14:32,916 I'm getting old. 230 00:14:33,791 --> 00:14:35,250 And I've come to realize that 231 00:14:36,791 --> 00:14:38,333 I won't be around forever. 232 00:14:40,750 --> 00:14:42,916 But my stories might be. 233 00:14:46,833 --> 00:14:48,250 Picture it 234 00:14:49,458 --> 00:14:51,250 If you'll abide 235 00:14:52,416 --> 00:14:56,249 - Oxenfurt, my collegiate pride - Uh... 236 00:14:56,250 --> 00:14:58,540 Will the whole thing be in song? 237 00:14:58,541 --> 00:14:59,625 Yes, bitch. 238 00:15:00,250 --> 00:15:04,500 My head was mending from an ache 239 00:15:05,375 --> 00:15:09,249 Anarietta gave my heart a break 240 00:15:09,250 --> 00:15:11,707 Not exactly how I remember our time in Oxenfurt. 241 00:15:11,708 --> 00:15:18,625 Was on a stroll I oft would take 242 00:15:24,500 --> 00:15:26,125 Yeah, good time. 243 00:15:27,375 --> 00:15:28,374 Follow me! 244 00:15:28,375 --> 00:15:29,291 Ooh! 245 00:15:29,916 --> 00:15:32,665 It's funny how the world can feel 246 00:15:32,666 --> 00:15:34,915 The opposite of what is real 247 00:15:34,916 --> 00:15:37,540 My mood is grim, that is no lie 248 00:15:37,541 --> 00:15:42,540 Yet still, the sun hangs in the sky 249 00:15:42,541 --> 00:15:44,665 Yeah, look, I know this isn't your sort of thing, 250 00:15:44,666 --> 00:15:47,083 but, you know, just sort of go with it. 251 00:15:47,583 --> 00:15:50,040 I couldn't help but hear you're down 252 00:15:50,041 --> 00:15:52,415 Perhaps you'd like a reach around? 253 00:15:52,416 --> 00:15:54,874 I thank you, love, I shall abstain 254 00:15:54,875 --> 00:15:57,290 Unless the Witcher'd like a go 255 00:15:57,291 --> 00:15:58,582 - She's very good - Hmm! 256 00:15:58,583 --> 00:16:00,124 Just saying - 257 00:16:00,125 --> 00:16:01,124 - No. - Hmph. 258 00:16:01,125 --> 00:16:02,457 Hmph. 259 00:16:02,458 --> 00:16:06,832 - As for what would fill my soul - Hmph! 260 00:16:06,833 --> 00:16:08,832 A distraction, hobby 261 00:16:08,833 --> 00:16:12,415 - Or a goal - Oh, it's... 262 00:16:12,416 --> 00:16:15,290 Ladies and gentlemen, Valdo Marx. 263 00:16:15,291 --> 00:16:18,457 There once was A man from Ebbing 264 00:16:18,458 --> 00:16:20,499 Could that be my answer there? 265 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:21,499 Where? 266 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:24,707 Who had a problem bed-wetting 267 00:16:24,708 --> 00:16:27,957 He'd lay down his head Asleep in his bed 268 00:16:27,958 --> 00:16:30,957 And awake to find piss in the bedding 269 00:16:30,958 --> 00:16:32,499 Hmph! 270 00:16:32,500 --> 00:16:33,708 Tosser. 271 00:16:34,541 --> 00:16:37,374 That lad may lack credentials 272 00:16:37,375 --> 00:16:41,665 But I cannot deny the potential 273 00:16:41,666 --> 00:16:42,791 Thank you. 274 00:16:47,083 --> 00:16:49,207 My task is big, I must admit 275 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:51,707 But first things first The perfect fit 276 00:16:51,708 --> 00:16:54,540 Embellishments and finery 277 00:16:54,541 --> 00:16:56,749 The boy just needs refinery 278 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:59,249 Show off what we've been up to 279 00:16:59,250 --> 00:17:03,875 I'm ready for my big debut 280 00:17:05,291 --> 00:17:06,333 Oh. 281 00:17:07,625 --> 00:17:09,000 Did I offend? 282 00:17:09,625 --> 00:17:10,708 You did, my friend 283 00:17:11,666 --> 00:17:15,000 We don't do velvet 284 00:17:16,083 --> 00:17:17,208 Burn this. 285 00:17:18,583 --> 00:17:19,416 Besides, 286 00:17:20,291 --> 00:17:25,333 being a bard is about so much more than the trappings of fashion. 287 00:17:26,083 --> 00:17:28,582 Next is my style of performance-ship 288 00:17:28,583 --> 00:17:31,040 To craft a tale is truest wit 289 00:17:31,041 --> 00:17:33,707 For some, it may be clothes or hair 290 00:17:33,708 --> 00:17:37,958 Or how they dance on air 291 00:17:39,750 --> 00:17:41,833 To quote a dear friend 292 00:17:42,458 --> 00:17:43,333 "No." 293 00:17:44,708 --> 00:17:47,165 Pray tell me more, my hunger's deep 294 00:17:47,166 --> 00:17:49,707 How do you track Which trends will keep? 295 00:17:49,708 --> 00:17:52,374 'Tis here I keep my greatest works 296 00:17:52,375 --> 00:17:54,999 My precious dreams And unrealized cirques 297 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,874 I'd be all right deprived of garbs 298 00:17:57,875 --> 00:18:02,458 Without these, I'd be cursed 299 00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:07,290 If hesitation strikes my bard 300 00:18:07,291 --> 00:18:09,874 Mm-hm, mm-hm 301 00:18:09,875 --> 00:18:13,499 Do keep your own heart well on guard 302 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:16,040 Mm-hm, mm-mm-mm-mm-hm 303 00:18:16,041 --> 00:18:20,041 I'll understand, respect your choice 304 00:18:20,916 --> 00:18:23,749 Some songs could use 305 00:18:23,750 --> 00:18:30,165 A second voice 306 00:18:30,166 --> 00:18:35,332 Take this one about the chill Of winter's breath upon the hill 307 00:18:35,333 --> 00:18:38,165 What themes of loss What mighty quill 308 00:18:38,166 --> 00:18:41,416 I see in you a younger me 309 00:18:41,916 --> 00:18:46,625 You'll get there, pray, eventually 310 00:18:49,375 --> 00:18:52,958 God strike me down for carin'. What happened next? 311 00:18:54,750 --> 00:18:56,458 The fucker stole his songbook. 312 00:18:58,291 --> 00:18:59,999 - Come on, you! - No! 313 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,791 - Get out of here! - Move! 314 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:04,707 Whenever will This feeling end? 315 00:19:04,708 --> 00:19:05,915 Go on, fuck off! 316 00:19:05,916 --> 00:19:07,249 Ugh! 317 00:19:07,250 --> 00:19:10,083 Or are these symptoms of a trend? 318 00:19:12,250 --> 00:19:15,541 New dulcet tones from over there 319 00:19:17,958 --> 00:19:20,707 You think he'll wanna yank me hair? 320 00:19:20,708 --> 00:19:23,165 - Ooh! - Consensually, mind, yeah? 321 00:19:23,166 --> 00:19:27,249 Ladies and gentlemen, Valdo Marx! 322 00:19:27,250 --> 00:19:29,415 Around your house 323 00:19:29,416 --> 00:19:31,540 - Now white with frost - Do my eyes deceive? 324 00:19:31,541 --> 00:19:35,915 - Are sparks of ice and floe - Or is this true? 325 00:19:35,916 --> 00:19:40,999 - Your longing eyes may grieve the loss - A final turning of the screw 326 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,207 - But naught will change your woe - This truly is 327 00:19:44,208 --> 00:19:50,375 - Perverse! - Oh, you 328 00:19:51,416 --> 00:19:53,374 - He took everything from me. - Valdo! Valdo! 329 00:19:53,375 --> 00:19:56,290 - Everything! - Valdo! Valdo! Valdo! 330 00:19:56,291 --> 00:19:58,249 - Valdo! Valdo! - Let's go. 331 00:19:58,250 --> 00:20:05,125 Valdo! Valdo! Valdo! 332 00:20:06,458 --> 00:20:08,165 Val can keep 333 00:20:08,166 --> 00:20:11,083 His stolen songs 334 00:20:12,125 --> 00:20:16,916 Stay haunted in his devious wrongs 335 00:20:18,208 --> 00:20:19,833 But my whole life 336 00:20:20,708 --> 00:20:23,333 The things I've seen 337 00:20:23,833 --> 00:20:28,875 They are chronicled in binding seams 338 00:20:29,375 --> 00:20:35,540 It's this This is what I'm meant to give 339 00:20:35,541 --> 00:20:39,541 These words and stories 340 00:20:40,375 --> 00:20:42,624 They'll 341 00:20:42,625 --> 00:20:49,708 Outlive 342 00:20:51,958 --> 00:20:54,707 Bra-fuckin'-vo! 343 00:20:54,708 --> 00:20:56,957 - Let's take that fucker, Val. - Aye. 344 00:20:56,958 --> 00:21:00,124 That is but one chapter 345 00:21:00,125 --> 00:21:01,875 in what will one day be 346 00:21:03,708 --> 00:21:06,040 50 Years of Poetry. 347 00:21:06,041 --> 00:21:07,541 I thank you very much. 348 00:21:09,208 --> 00:21:10,666 Aah. 349 00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:14,583 Oh... 350 00:21:21,208 --> 00:21:22,374 We spoke about this. 351 00:21:22,375 --> 00:21:25,250 I'll just be long enough to check the poet's health. 352 00:21:29,250 --> 00:21:30,291 Relax. 353 00:21:31,541 --> 00:21:34,250 Poet... your blood smells good. 354 00:21:36,208 --> 00:21:37,458 Let me rephrase. 355 00:21:38,125 --> 00:21:40,541 I cannot detect the stench of infection. 356 00:21:41,041 --> 00:21:43,958 I would like to put in a few stitches, if that's all right. 357 00:21:47,250 --> 00:21:48,332 Be brave, Jaskier. 358 00:21:48,333 --> 00:21:51,625 Oh, I am being brave. I'm letting you touch me, aren't I? 359 00:21:52,750 --> 00:21:54,916 I couldn't help but notice 360 00:21:56,416 --> 00:21:58,665 you're lacking spices for your dinner. 361 00:21:58,666 --> 00:21:59,999 Ow! 362 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,166 My suggestion? 363 00:22:02,500 --> 00:22:05,583 Basil, pimento, bay leaves and 364 00:22:06,291 --> 00:22:08,041 sage, I think will do nicely. 365 00:22:08,541 --> 00:22:10,666 You may take what you need from my bag. 366 00:22:16,333 --> 00:22:19,041 For fuck's sake! What's wrong with you lot? 367 00:22:21,666 --> 00:22:22,540 Hmm. 368 00:22:22,541 --> 00:22:25,874 If we added garlic to our soup, would that repel you? 369 00:22:25,875 --> 00:22:26,833 Hah! 370 00:22:27,333 --> 00:22:29,499 Tall tales from primeval campfires. 371 00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:33,915 He's right. Much of what humans associate with vampirism are myths. 372 00:22:33,916 --> 00:22:37,874 I overheard your tale, poet. I have a suggestion, if you're open to it. 373 00:22:37,875 --> 00:22:39,790 Well, everyone's a critic... Go on. 374 00:22:39,791 --> 00:22:42,958 "Half a Century" might be a touch more poetic than "50 Years." 375 00:22:44,958 --> 00:22:47,415 Ah, that's not... terrible, I suppose. 376 00:22:47,416 --> 00:22:48,957 If you're finished, you can go. 377 00:22:48,958 --> 00:22:51,291 We both know he is not. 378 00:22:59,583 --> 00:23:00,458 Fine. 379 00:23:01,916 --> 00:23:03,000 Be quick about it. 380 00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:09,124 - Hmm. - Gods, Geralt. 381 00:23:09,125 --> 00:23:11,625 - Looks worse than it is. - That is untrue. 382 00:23:15,333 --> 00:23:17,333 Hmm. I wonder... 383 00:23:17,833 --> 00:23:21,000 When you look at me, do you see comrade 384 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:22,874 or an enemy? 385 00:23:22,875 --> 00:23:24,208 I haven't decided. 386 00:23:24,791 --> 00:23:28,082 How high would the bounty on me have to be for you to decide? 387 00:23:28,083 --> 00:23:31,208 Bloody high. You're not exactly an ordinary vampire. 388 00:23:32,666 --> 00:23:34,500 I doubt anyone could pay enough. 389 00:23:35,833 --> 00:23:37,458 An ordinary witcher 390 00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:40,625 wouldn't have blinked twice before slaying me. 391 00:23:41,625 --> 00:23:42,500 And me. 392 00:23:44,125 --> 00:23:45,083 Curious. 393 00:23:46,250 --> 00:23:48,915 Our witcher is in a state of flux. 394 00:23:48,916 --> 00:23:52,124 All his endless talk of risks, dangers, 395 00:23:52,125 --> 00:23:53,874 a struggle with doubt, 396 00:23:53,875 --> 00:23:56,790 components of a baptism of fire, 397 00:23:56,791 --> 00:23:58,999 if you'll permit the turn of phrase. 398 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,624 Tread carefully, Regis. 399 00:24:00,625 --> 00:24:02,291 I meant no offense. 400 00:24:02,958 --> 00:24:03,790 Hmm. 401 00:24:03,791 --> 00:24:07,749 You are simply experiencing emotions you are known for disregarding. 402 00:24:07,750 --> 00:24:10,666 You are becoming something new. 403 00:24:11,875 --> 00:24:12,957 I can relate 404 00:24:12,958 --> 00:24:14,416 because, as you've said, 405 00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:17,458 I'm not an ordinary vampire. 406 00:24:26,875 --> 00:24:27,875 I'll be on my way. 407 00:24:31,708 --> 00:24:32,583 Oi! 408 00:24:33,583 --> 00:24:37,624 We've trusted the bat to treat us, break bread with us, 409 00:24:37,625 --> 00:24:39,250 even fight alongside us. 410 00:24:39,791 --> 00:24:41,999 Will not one of you ask him to tell his story now? 411 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,624 I'm afraid of what it might be. 412 00:24:43,625 --> 00:24:45,290 You need not fear me. 413 00:24:45,291 --> 00:24:46,791 I don't touch blood 414 00:24:48,250 --> 00:24:49,125 anymore. 415 00:24:51,333 --> 00:24:53,500 The reasons perhaps require 416 00:24:54,250 --> 00:24:55,833 a reintroduction. 417 00:24:56,666 --> 00:25:01,916 I am Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy. 418 00:25:03,041 --> 00:25:08,333 Presently, I am 428 years old, according to the human calendar. 419 00:25:10,125 --> 00:25:14,583 A descendant of post-Conjunction relics left to fend for themselves. 420 00:25:16,041 --> 00:25:19,791 In vampiric society, our young are given freedom of choice. 421 00:25:20,833 --> 00:25:22,749 With their gift of immortality, 422 00:25:22,750 --> 00:25:24,916 many choose to take what they want. 423 00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:28,040 But if you don't partake, 424 00:25:28,041 --> 00:25:30,666 you risk becoming an outcast. 425 00:25:31,291 --> 00:25:34,457 I always tried to avoid human blood, 426 00:25:34,458 --> 00:25:37,040 but the euphoria you feel when it's fresh, 427 00:25:37,041 --> 00:25:39,208 ah, there's nothing like it. 428 00:25:39,916 --> 00:25:42,750 Suddenly, nothing else matters, 429 00:25:43,291 --> 00:25:46,541 as long as you have hemoglobin and a full moon. 430 00:25:47,375 --> 00:25:51,874 Blood eases the pains of life. It removes inhibitions. 431 00:25:51,875 --> 00:25:53,957 It takes away many things, 432 00:25:53,958 --> 00:25:56,416 including civilized behavior. 433 00:25:57,583 --> 00:26:01,500 It wasn't long before alarming symptoms made themselves known. 434 00:26:02,541 --> 00:26:04,750 But I ignored them all. 435 00:26:06,458 --> 00:26:08,875 I had lost control. 436 00:26:11,541 --> 00:26:14,541 Until fate found me a moment of clarity. 437 00:26:15,583 --> 00:26:17,665 One evening, I was sent to fetch blood. 438 00:26:17,666 --> 00:26:20,249 At that point, I was constantly under the influence, 439 00:26:20,250 --> 00:26:24,416 and so I had a little... accident. 440 00:26:25,416 --> 00:26:30,207 The next thing I knew, I heard the most angelic voice. 441 00:26:30,208 --> 00:26:32,166 Betháne. 442 00:26:33,833 --> 00:26:36,124 The spark was instant. 443 00:26:36,125 --> 00:26:39,833 The fire it ignited, devastating. 444 00:26:40,625 --> 00:26:42,875 We lived in a fantasy. 445 00:26:43,458 --> 00:26:45,415 I had cut off my friends. 446 00:26:45,416 --> 00:26:46,958 I was off blood. 447 00:26:49,250 --> 00:26:51,083 She had a green thumb. 448 00:26:52,333 --> 00:26:54,000 She loved herbs. 449 00:26:54,750 --> 00:26:56,958 Taught me her favorite recipes... 450 00:26:58,125 --> 00:27:00,583 many I still use to this day. 451 00:27:04,458 --> 00:27:06,207 And then, one day, 452 00:27:06,208 --> 00:27:08,500 she didn't return from the market. 453 00:27:09,375 --> 00:27:11,500 The despair I felt was awful, 454 00:27:12,208 --> 00:27:14,208 but the horror was just beginning. 455 00:27:15,166 --> 00:27:17,415 I was blinded by rage when I learned 456 00:27:17,416 --> 00:27:21,332 Betháne's disappearance had been orchestrated by my own coven. 457 00:27:21,333 --> 00:27:25,583 Punishment for a relationship they called "playing with my food." 458 00:27:26,083 --> 00:27:27,333 I owed them a visit. 459 00:27:28,875 --> 00:27:31,374 But I arrived too late. 460 00:27:31,375 --> 00:27:33,958 And so, I lost it. 461 00:27:36,208 --> 00:27:38,916 I don't recall much of what happened that night... 462 00:27:40,916 --> 00:27:44,249 But one thing has stayed with me. 463 00:27:44,250 --> 00:27:46,165 Betháne's final moments. 464 00:27:46,166 --> 00:27:49,708 Her face betraying her disgust, her horror 465 00:27:50,416 --> 00:27:53,916 at what I'd always known resided deep within my soul. 466 00:27:57,166 --> 00:27:59,707 In all my bloodlust, I had failed to realize 467 00:27:59,708 --> 00:28:02,000 that I had made myself known to the village. 468 00:28:03,041 --> 00:28:06,291 They burned every vampire I had left standing. 469 00:28:09,333 --> 00:28:10,458 As for me, 470 00:28:10,958 --> 00:28:12,208 I was staked, 471 00:28:13,166 --> 00:28:14,125 decapitated, 472 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:15,916 and buried. 473 00:28:18,916 --> 00:28:21,916 And here's one more vampiric myth disproved. 474 00:28:22,791 --> 00:28:26,916 It takes a lot more than that to properly kill a vampire. 475 00:28:31,125 --> 00:28:34,041 Alas, my victory was short-lived. 476 00:28:47,750 --> 00:28:49,499 How long were you in the mud? 477 00:28:49,500 --> 00:28:50,583 Oh... 478 00:28:51,916 --> 00:28:53,249 50 years or so. 479 00:28:53,250 --> 00:28:55,000 "Half a century" sounds better. 480 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,041 Yes, poet. 481 00:28:58,416 --> 00:28:59,791 Half a century 482 00:29:00,458 --> 00:29:04,083 faced with the worst mistake of my life. 483 00:29:05,875 --> 00:29:07,874 I haven't touched blood since. 484 00:29:07,875 --> 00:29:10,957 How can I trust someone constantly battling their worst impulses? 485 00:29:10,958 --> 00:29:12,041 How, indeed? 486 00:29:14,791 --> 00:29:17,125 How does the Butcher of Blaviken fare? 487 00:29:21,333 --> 00:29:23,666 - Some days are better than others. - Aye. 488 00:29:26,208 --> 00:29:28,041 Some decades too. 489 00:29:35,416 --> 00:29:36,624 I think it's a pike. 490 00:29:36,625 --> 00:29:38,833 - Nice catch, Cahir. - Thank you. 491 00:29:48,541 --> 00:29:50,040 Anyone want to say a few words? 492 00:29:50,041 --> 00:29:51,415 Fuck no. Let's eat. 493 00:29:51,416 --> 00:29:53,208 Your best poem yet. 494 00:30:07,750 --> 00:30:09,291 Hmm. 495 00:30:11,125 --> 00:30:14,208 Go on. Tell us what's going on in your head. 496 00:30:22,541 --> 00:30:26,915 Just thinkin' of the quiet life I lived before I met you lot. 497 00:30:26,916 --> 00:30:28,332 - Aye. - Hmm. 498 00:30:28,333 --> 00:30:31,249 All of our stories involve some amount of regret, 499 00:30:31,250 --> 00:30:35,291 and we have heard from everyone except our fisherman friend. 500 00:30:40,708 --> 00:30:42,500 Oh, I regret plenty. 501 00:30:43,916 --> 00:30:46,582 I spent my time as a soldier following orders. 502 00:30:46,583 --> 00:30:51,082 Oh, you were "following orders" when you terrorized my child? 503 00:30:51,083 --> 00:30:55,666 Geralt. Like the others, there's another side to his story too. 504 00:30:56,291 --> 00:30:58,083 What's the harm of us hearing it? 505 00:31:00,791 --> 00:31:03,458 - Go on, Nilfgaardian. - I'm not a Nilfgaardian! 506 00:31:08,958 --> 00:31:10,291 I'm from Vicovaro. 507 00:31:10,958 --> 00:31:13,290 Which we know is not Nilfgaard, 508 00:31:13,291 --> 00:31:15,749 and is, in fact, a place very near to Nilfgaard. 509 00:31:15,750 --> 00:31:17,250 Ignore me. Continue. 510 00:31:18,125 --> 00:31:19,875 In my youth, I... I just... 511 00:31:20,375 --> 00:31:21,625 I wanted purpose. 512 00:31:23,541 --> 00:31:27,500 And working directly with the emperor, it's an honor where I'm from. 513 00:31:28,625 --> 00:31:33,250 And my journey to where I am now started with the very first mission for him. 514 00:31:36,416 --> 00:31:38,416 That's a story I've never told anyone. 515 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,500 Gaze upon your brother. 516 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,416 The Usurper has wounded us greatly, Cahir. 517 00:31:47,666 --> 00:31:49,332 - I hate him. - Say it like you mean it! 518 00:31:49,333 --> 00:31:50,499 I hate the Usurper! 519 00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:53,082 - Your brother died honorably in battle. - Father. 520 00:31:53,083 --> 00:31:56,207 - The destiny all real men strive for. - Father, you're hurting me. 521 00:31:56,208 --> 00:31:57,541 Become a real man! 522 00:31:58,916 --> 00:32:01,291 Cahir! Cahir! 523 00:32:05,583 --> 00:32:07,791 Shed this boyhood weakness. 524 00:32:08,791 --> 00:32:09,666 Cahir! 525 00:32:21,916 --> 00:32:24,708 I didn't mean to scare you, lad. 526 00:32:26,416 --> 00:32:27,415 Who are you? 527 00:32:27,416 --> 00:32:29,875 Uh, I'm a man who needs a favor. 528 00:32:30,791 --> 00:32:36,291 My... sick friend needs providing for while I'm away. 529 00:32:37,583 --> 00:32:41,000 In a cave some paces from here. 530 00:32:42,500 --> 00:32:44,041 Leave food and drink. 531 00:32:44,666 --> 00:32:46,833 But don't enter. 532 00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:49,375 And don't come after nightfall. 533 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:51,875 I don't have money. 534 00:33:01,583 --> 00:33:03,083 You'll find more than enough. 535 00:33:04,875 --> 00:33:06,500 And keep whatever's left. 536 00:33:27,583 --> 00:33:31,166 For weeks I returned, never seeing the wizard's friend. 537 00:33:33,333 --> 00:33:34,208 Until... 538 00:33:36,041 --> 00:33:37,291 What you got there? 539 00:33:38,833 --> 00:33:39,708 Nothing. 540 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:41,875 Give it. 541 00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:47,750 You're dead! 542 00:33:51,458 --> 00:33:52,583 What the fuck? 543 00:33:57,250 --> 00:33:59,083 Yah! 544 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:04,375 I was saved... 545 00:34:06,083 --> 00:34:07,333 by a monster. 546 00:34:08,541 --> 00:34:10,416 A face full of spikes. 547 00:34:13,333 --> 00:34:14,375 Huh. 548 00:34:16,625 --> 00:34:17,541 Thank you. 549 00:34:19,125 --> 00:34:20,750 I should be thanking you. 550 00:34:23,375 --> 00:34:25,291 You've helped me keep up my strength. 551 00:34:30,333 --> 00:34:31,291 Mmm. 552 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,333 You're Ceallach's son, aren't you? 553 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,041 How did you know that? 554 00:34:39,833 --> 00:34:43,041 I am not who I appear to be. 555 00:34:48,083 --> 00:34:49,375 Hmm. 556 00:34:52,708 --> 00:34:55,541 Time passed, and I put him out of my mind. 557 00:35:00,041 --> 00:35:01,041 But then, 558 00:35:02,958 --> 00:35:04,000 years later, 559 00:35:05,041 --> 00:35:06,625 not long after I joined the army... 560 00:35:34,958 --> 00:35:37,666 Thank you, Your Grace. 561 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,707 I always thought my destiny was to be 562 00:35:40,708 --> 00:35:44,165 even the smallest cog in the largest gearwork. 563 00:35:44,166 --> 00:35:45,458 The thanks is all mine. 564 00:35:46,333 --> 00:35:48,374 If it weren't for your help all those years ago... 565 00:35:48,375 --> 00:35:50,165 The water there was for the horses. 566 00:35:50,166 --> 00:35:52,458 I wouldn't have followed destiny to the north. 567 00:35:56,041 --> 00:35:57,583 I've had my eye on you, son. 568 00:35:58,958 --> 00:36:01,874 Since the moment my guards freed you from the Usurper's shackles. 569 00:36:01,875 --> 00:36:04,625 I know that you're a far cry from Ceallach. 570 00:36:07,958 --> 00:36:08,833 Loyal. 571 00:36:09,750 --> 00:36:10,625 Discreet. 572 00:36:11,958 --> 00:36:15,708 The right man to help me embark on a very precious mission. 573 00:36:16,833 --> 00:36:18,375 - Leave us. - Yes, sire. 574 00:36:23,333 --> 00:36:24,666 You're the Hedgehog Man. 575 00:36:28,166 --> 00:36:30,207 - Now you understand. - Hmm. 576 00:36:30,208 --> 00:36:32,958 - What's wrong? - Geralt? 577 00:36:33,583 --> 00:36:35,666 The Hedgehog Man, Urcheon. 578 00:36:37,458 --> 00:36:39,583 When I knew him, he called himself Duny. 579 00:36:42,125 --> 00:36:43,458 Pavetta's ball. 580 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,290 Where it was revealed that she was... 581 00:36:48,291 --> 00:36:51,208 - Pavetta? - Pregnant. Yes. 582 00:36:52,041 --> 00:36:53,915 - The same man. - I need to sit down. 583 00:36:53,916 --> 00:36:55,957 - You're already sittin'. - Then I need to lie down. 584 00:36:55,958 --> 00:36:57,999 Can someone explain? 585 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:00,124 If what Cahir says is true, 586 00:37:00,125 --> 00:37:01,165 who I knew as Duny... 587 00:37:01,166 --> 00:37:02,165 You saved my life. 588 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:04,208 Became Emhyr var Emreis. 589 00:37:05,208 --> 00:37:06,750 And he's marrying Ciri. 590 00:37:08,875 --> 00:37:10,125 His own daughter. 591 00:37:14,625 --> 00:37:15,625 Years ago, 592 00:37:16,125 --> 00:37:17,707 Vilgefortz convinced Emhyr 593 00:37:17,708 --> 00:37:21,583 that his destiny rests on the fulfillment of Ithlinne's prophecy. 594 00:37:22,083 --> 00:37:23,208 To have an heir? 595 00:37:24,083 --> 00:37:25,416 With his... daughter? 596 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,291 Ciri is my Child of Destiny. 597 00:37:28,708 --> 00:37:31,040 If I'd claimed her at birth, none of this would be happening. 598 00:37:31,041 --> 00:37:32,499 I don't believe that. 599 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:34,457 Destiny involves choices. 600 00:37:34,458 --> 00:37:38,249 You chose a path. Not claiming her was a choice. 601 00:37:38,250 --> 00:37:40,665 I was created to kill monsters and collect coin. That's all. 602 00:37:40,666 --> 00:37:42,124 Clearly not. 603 00:37:42,125 --> 00:37:44,957 - You're evolving. - We all are. Don't you see? 604 00:37:44,958 --> 00:37:47,416 I blindly put my faith in Emhyr, 605 00:37:47,916 --> 00:37:51,041 but when I saw Cirilla at Thanedd, I saw the future. 606 00:37:51,541 --> 00:37:54,540 I chose a new path. To help her. 607 00:37:54,541 --> 00:37:56,000 And then I met you. 608 00:37:57,416 --> 00:37:58,915 It's not a coincidence, Geralt. 609 00:37:58,916 --> 00:38:01,999 The dreams you've both been having. It makes sense. 610 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:03,375 It makes no sense. 611 00:38:07,291 --> 00:38:09,833 Do you know that your Yennefer saved my life once? 612 00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:14,750 If you asked her, 613 00:38:15,250 --> 00:38:17,749 I'm sure she'd have no idea why she made that choice. 614 00:38:17,750 --> 00:38:18,832 But she did. 615 00:38:18,833 --> 00:38:21,040 It's destiny, you understand? 616 00:38:21,041 --> 00:38:23,916 For all of us. To get us to this very moment. 617 00:38:33,041 --> 00:38:34,500 No, this is personal to me. 618 00:38:35,333 --> 00:38:36,333 And me alone. 619 00:38:38,458 --> 00:38:40,000 Then you haven't been listening. 620 00:38:41,375 --> 00:38:43,166 Geralt, it's personal to us all! 621 00:38:45,333 --> 00:38:47,000 The sun will be up soon. 622 00:38:47,750 --> 00:38:50,125 Perhaps now is the time for rest 623 00:38:51,041 --> 00:38:51,958 and reflection. 624 00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:55,333 Humans, it turns out, are 625 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:57,415 complicated. 626 00:38:57,416 --> 00:38:58,583 Sometimes. 627 00:39:01,958 --> 00:39:03,125 But in this case, 628 00:39:04,708 --> 00:39:07,708 his story, what drives him, is actually very, 629 00:39:08,750 --> 00:39:09,750 very simple. 630 00:39:19,833 --> 00:39:20,833 Need some help? 631 00:39:22,208 --> 00:39:24,333 I'd sooner ask Coen. Thank you. 632 00:39:26,083 --> 00:39:27,124 Coen doesn't have hair. 633 00:39:27,125 --> 00:39:28,708 My gods, that's the joke. 634 00:39:29,208 --> 00:39:30,708 Ah, humor. 635 00:39:31,291 --> 00:39:32,375 I remember that. 636 00:39:35,458 --> 00:39:37,082 It may shock you, 637 00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:40,000 but... I do know things. 638 00:39:41,916 --> 00:39:44,250 Yennefer would preen for hours. 639 00:39:46,541 --> 00:39:48,333 You miss her, don't you? 640 00:39:50,250 --> 00:39:51,125 I do. 641 00:39:53,166 --> 00:39:57,540 As a boy, I... would help my mother with her hair when she was ill. 642 00:39:57,541 --> 00:40:00,208 I'd struggle imagining you as a young anything. 643 00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:03,624 When I was younger than you, 644 00:40:03,625 --> 00:40:06,333 I dreamt of one day becoming a knight. 645 00:40:07,625 --> 00:40:09,874 Geralt of Rivia isn't an honorific? 646 00:40:09,875 --> 00:40:13,082 Oh, I gave myself that name to attract better contracts, 647 00:40:13,083 --> 00:40:14,915 though it wasn't my first choice. 648 00:40:14,916 --> 00:40:16,500 Please tell me what was. 649 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:24,666 Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde. 650 00:40:27,500 --> 00:40:30,457 Yes. Vesemir had a similar reaction. 651 00:40:30,458 --> 00:40:32,790 Well, you could still be a knight if you wanted. 652 00:40:32,791 --> 00:40:36,083 If all this witcher malarkey crumbles to the ground. 653 00:40:37,250 --> 00:40:38,333 {\an8}Although, 654 00:40:39,041 --> 00:40:41,791 {\an8}a knight has to trust his sovereign, 655 00:40:43,250 --> 00:40:45,041 {\an8}and you don't seem to trust anyone. 656 00:40:45,666 --> 00:40:49,083 It's less about trust and more about what it might lead to. 657 00:40:50,583 --> 00:40:52,333 What, you mean emotions? 658 00:40:53,500 --> 00:40:57,208 Of course, you witchers don't have those, do you? Or so they say. 659 00:40:59,208 --> 00:41:00,291 Sometimes... 660 00:41:02,291 --> 00:41:05,791 acting on the heart can lead to more meaningful outcomes. 661 00:41:08,291 --> 00:41:10,707 Or terrible consequences. 662 00:41:10,708 --> 00:41:12,957 Trusting people isn't that bad. 663 00:41:12,958 --> 00:41:16,625 At the very least, there's... glory in the attempt. 664 00:41:19,666 --> 00:41:20,708 There we are. 665 00:41:22,458 --> 00:41:24,500 See? 666 00:41:25,875 --> 00:41:29,625 I let a witcher do my hair, and it turned out incredible. 667 00:41:31,666 --> 00:41:32,541 Trust. 668 00:41:38,750 --> 00:41:39,833 I knight you, 669 00:41:40,625 --> 00:41:46,750 Sir Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde. 670 00:42:15,875 --> 00:42:18,000 Etiquette, dressing... 671 00:42:18,541 --> 00:42:20,874 All lessons seem to evade her grasp. 672 00:42:20,875 --> 00:42:24,000 And which tactic have you employed? 673 00:42:24,666 --> 00:42:26,749 The carrot or the stick? 674 00:42:26,750 --> 00:42:29,125 I don't think there's a stick big enough for that one. 675 00:42:30,416 --> 00:42:33,208 - Let me have a word with her. Hmm? - Be my guest. 676 00:42:47,666 --> 00:42:48,750 Your Grace? 677 00:42:53,750 --> 00:42:55,916 I haven't spoken to you much, have I? 678 00:42:57,291 --> 00:42:58,625 And for that, I 679 00:42:59,750 --> 00:43:00,916 apologize. 680 00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:09,333 Your, uh... treatment here must feel like torture. 681 00:43:10,958 --> 00:43:12,500 I prefer them closed! 682 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:25,250 Tell me something. 683 00:43:27,833 --> 00:43:29,375 Are you familiar 684 00:43:30,458 --> 00:43:31,666 with mummery? 685 00:43:33,833 --> 00:43:35,416 Hmm? Acting. 686 00:43:36,791 --> 00:43:37,666 Theater. 687 00:43:38,166 --> 00:43:40,790 - Like player troupes? - Indeed. 688 00:43:40,791 --> 00:43:43,290 Uh, I... I did a touch of acting. 689 00:43:43,291 --> 00:43:45,375 It can be very difficult. 690 00:43:46,333 --> 00:43:47,750 Where to stand and... 691 00:43:48,666 --> 00:43:50,458 and what to say... 692 00:43:52,541 --> 00:43:54,083 when. 693 00:43:55,208 --> 00:43:59,541 You know, there's really nothing quite like good theater. 694 00:44:00,666 --> 00:44:02,291 Nothing worse than 695 00:44:03,625 --> 00:44:04,541 bad acting. 696 00:44:07,166 --> 00:44:08,916 Do you follow my meaning, Cirilla? 697 00:44:11,791 --> 00:44:13,083 You know, some of my, uh... 698 00:44:14,166 --> 00:44:17,040 some of my best memories were when I knew my role 699 00:44:17,041 --> 00:44:19,416 and... and the part I was given, 700 00:44:19,958 --> 00:44:22,416 and for what reason. 701 00:44:24,333 --> 00:44:26,166 And some of my worst... 702 00:44:28,750 --> 00:44:29,875 were when I... 703 00:44:31,708 --> 00:44:32,625 resisted 704 00:44:34,375 --> 00:44:35,500 the part I was given. 705 00:44:43,416 --> 00:44:44,665 When you were acting? 706 00:44:44,666 --> 00:44:46,375 That is the secret. 707 00:44:48,041 --> 00:44:51,125 I have never stopped acting. 708 00:44:52,750 --> 00:44:54,291 I know my role. 709 00:44:56,250 --> 00:44:58,125 Ah, my real question to you is, 710 00:44:59,791 --> 00:45:01,833 do you know yours? 711 00:45:02,875 --> 00:45:04,916 - I'm a princess. - Ah. 712 00:45:06,208 --> 00:45:09,791 And do you know what becomes of good little princesses? 713 00:45:13,916 --> 00:45:15,833 - They become queens. - Yes. 714 00:45:16,416 --> 00:45:21,957 If they behave themselves and... take direction from those who know better, 715 00:45:21,958 --> 00:45:26,165 like your good friends Miss Stella and Mr. Skellen. 716 00:45:26,166 --> 00:45:29,874 And then all those things that felt like torture 717 00:45:29,875 --> 00:45:32,499 can feel like what they really are. 718 00:45:32,500 --> 00:45:33,708 A reward. 719 00:45:34,833 --> 00:45:36,958 And instead of feeling like a queen, 720 00:45:38,375 --> 00:45:42,208 you'll live long enough to actually be a queen. 721 00:45:44,541 --> 00:45:49,333 As long as no one learns the truth. 722 00:45:53,125 --> 00:45:54,791 Do we understand each other? 723 00:45:59,125 --> 00:46:00,041 We do. 724 00:46:01,875 --> 00:46:03,666 Good. Very good. Hmm. 725 00:46:05,208 --> 00:46:06,625 Well, I must be on my way. 726 00:46:07,750 --> 00:46:10,290 I... I do hope that we can maintain 727 00:46:10,291 --> 00:46:13,082 this air of trust between us. 728 00:46:13,083 --> 00:46:14,750 Wouldn't that be charming? 729 00:46:15,333 --> 00:46:17,166 Ah, a glorious day. 730 00:46:22,958 --> 00:46:23,958 Your Grace. 731 00:47:07,500 --> 00:47:09,458 Guys, wake up. 732 00:47:12,416 --> 00:47:13,583 Gather your things. 733 00:47:14,125 --> 00:47:15,749 We need to find a way across this river. 734 00:47:15,750 --> 00:47:17,582 Did he say "we"? 735 00:47:17,583 --> 00:47:19,457 - You all right? - His leg's better. 736 00:47:19,458 --> 00:47:21,582 It's like all he needed was a day of rest. 737 00:47:21,583 --> 00:47:22,666 Seems we all did. 738 00:47:23,166 --> 00:47:24,374 Aye. 739 00:47:24,375 --> 00:47:26,291 What a company I've ended up with. 740 00:47:28,333 --> 00:47:29,458 Two dwarves. 741 00:47:30,125 --> 00:47:31,125 A gnome. 742 00:47:31,916 --> 00:47:32,791 A poet. 743 00:47:34,416 --> 00:47:36,249 A half-dryad, half-woman. 744 00:47:36,250 --> 00:47:39,040 A Nilfgaardian who insists he is not a Nilfgaardian. 745 00:47:39,041 --> 00:47:40,125 Well, I'm not. 746 00:47:41,583 --> 00:47:42,750 And a vampire. 747 00:47:43,708 --> 00:47:44,624 Fucking... 748 00:47:44,625 --> 00:47:46,958 Aah... oh, that is not gonna get old. 749 00:47:47,458 --> 00:47:48,833 And leading our party, 750 00:47:49,333 --> 00:47:51,958 the witcher who suffers pangs of conscience. 751 00:47:52,500 --> 00:47:54,083 I wouldn't be here without you. 752 00:47:55,083 --> 00:47:56,083 All of you. 753 00:47:58,916 --> 00:47:59,916 Milva. 754 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:02,665 Think that crossing is passable? 755 00:48:02,666 --> 00:48:03,958 I'm sure it is. 756 00:48:04,750 --> 00:48:06,583 It was yesterday. 757 00:48:07,083 --> 00:48:07,958 Hah! 758 00:48:08,541 --> 00:48:10,833 Squirrel! 759 00:48:12,333 --> 00:48:13,291 Fuck. 760 00:48:47,666 --> 00:48:49,916 Please! 761 00:49:15,166 --> 00:49:17,207 Tell me where they hide. 762 00:49:17,208 --> 00:49:18,874 Tell me. 763 00:49:18,875 --> 00:49:20,832 Tell me... 764 00:49:20,833 --> 00:49:22,582 where they're hiding. 765 00:49:22,583 --> 00:49:24,624 Tell me. Tell me. Tell me. 766 00:49:24,625 --> 00:49:25,750 Tell me, tell me, tell me. 767 00:49:26,333 --> 00:49:28,249 Tell me. 768 00:49:28,250 --> 00:49:29,832 - Tell me. - Tell me where they're hiding. 769 00:49:29,833 --> 00:49:31,540 - I... - Tell me... tell me... 770 00:49:31,541 --> 00:49:32,915 No. Stop. No more. 771 00:49:32,916 --> 00:49:34,749 {\an8}- Please! - Tell me where they're hiding. 772 00:49:34,750 --> 00:49:36,124 Montecalvo. 773 00:49:36,125 --> 00:49:38,082 - They're in Montecalvo. - calvo... 774 00:49:38,083 --> 00:49:39,625 Hmm. 775 00:49:44,958 --> 00:49:47,708 Now, did that have to be so hard? 776 00:49:55,750 --> 00:49:57,833 Rest in piss. 777 00:50:10,875 --> 00:50:11,750 Yen. 778 00:50:12,750 --> 00:50:13,708 Vilgefortz... 779 00:50:14,250 --> 00:50:15,291 He's coming. 780 00:50:15,958 --> 00:50:16,916 Prepare.