The Witcher
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Long before Cintra fell to a Nilfgaardian army, Princess Cirilla had learned to disguise her regal bearing.
Geralts training routine involves Ciri spending hour after hour practicing her sword swings against a straw dummy.
Its Lambert, sneering at the pretty, pretty princess, who has a more aggressive regimen in mind.
At first, it doesnt go well; eventually, it starts to go better.
But shes still not ready.
At the very end, she slips off a platform and slams into the ground.
When Ciri gets up spitting blood, Geralt is displeased.
I have known many who wanted to be great fighters in my time, he warns her.
Do you know where they are now?
Is there another way?
She rejoins her fellow mages just in time to end up at the center of a political squabble.
For the survivors, the truth is more complicated.
Her heroism at the Battle of Sodden Hill has, in the end, just made her politically radioactive.
Its worth pausing here to note just how powerless Yennefer is as she stands at the executioners block.
Shes surrounded by the most powerful kings and mages in the north.
She has lost her ability to cast any spells.
When Cahir asks why she saved him, she practically rolls her eyes.
Netflix is currently producinga limited series calledThe Witcher: Blood Originthat will cover this story in more exhaustive detail.
Depending on whos telling the story, Falka was either a ruthless killer or a brave leader.
