1 00:00:06,208 --> 00:00:08,208 [dramatic music playing] 2 00:00:30,958 --> 00:00:31,875 [Geralt] Fuck. 3 00:00:36,375 --> 00:00:37,500 [horse neighs] 4 00:00:40,083 --> 00:00:41,875 [snoring] 5 00:00:50,125 --> 00:00:52,666 -[Milva] Why are you up? -We've lost too much time already. 6 00:00:53,333 --> 00:00:57,208 If we're to stop Ciri's marriage to Emhyr, we need to cross this river. 7 00:00:57,291 --> 00:00:59,083 What's needed is rest. 8 00:00:59,666 --> 00:01:01,625 We barely made it out of there alive. 9 00:01:01,708 --> 00:01:05,000 Jaskier's head… And don't get me started on your leg. 10 00:01:08,291 --> 00:01:09,458 [sighs] 11 00:01:09,541 --> 00:01:11,166 [crows cawing] 12 00:01:13,583 --> 00:01:16,416 The crossing's that way. I'll scout ahead. 13 00:01:19,458 --> 00:01:20,791 [horse neighs] 14 00:01:20,875 --> 00:01:22,041 Hmm. Mmm. 15 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:25,208 [splutters] 16 00:01:29,166 --> 00:01:30,625 -[horse neighs] -[groans softly] 17 00:01:30,708 --> 00:01:33,375 Whoever patched me up, thank you. 18 00:01:33,458 --> 00:01:36,541 -Regis could've done better. -That gherkin could've done better. 19 00:01:36,625 --> 00:01:39,083 [Percival] Call me a pickle again, I'll have your nuts on toast. 20 00:01:39,166 --> 00:01:41,333 Jaskier, we need to move. 21 00:01:42,916 --> 00:01:44,041 The ride won't be easy. 22 00:01:44,125 --> 00:01:46,083 I will not be what slows us down. 23 00:01:46,166 --> 00:01:47,291 [Cahir] Steady. 24 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. 25 00:01:53,708 --> 00:01:56,333 You and I have a lot more in common than you think. 26 00:01:56,416 --> 00:01:57,916 [foreboding music playing] 27 00:02:00,041 --> 00:02:01,166 I sense Ciri too-- 28 00:02:01,250 --> 00:02:02,833 Do not speak her name. 29 00:02:02,916 --> 00:02:04,625 Dreams that feel portentous. 30 00:02:08,125 --> 00:02:10,583 Cirilla dancing with death. 31 00:02:12,541 --> 00:02:14,958 A mouth full of glowing worms. 32 00:02:21,416 --> 00:02:25,125 You can take this and kill me now if you regret your decision to spare me. 33 00:02:27,208 --> 00:02:28,625 Like Cirilla did once. 34 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:31,291 Or you can listen. 35 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,791 -[Milva] Bad news! -[music stops] 36 00:02:40,875 --> 00:02:41,833 [sighs] 37 00:02:42,375 --> 00:02:44,583 The crossing's completely washed out. 38 00:02:45,583 --> 00:02:47,458 We either wait for it to clear 39 00:02:47,541 --> 00:02:50,791 or retreat to the cluster of fucking armies we just escaped. 40 00:02:50,875 --> 00:02:52,500 -[Percival groans] -[Zoltan scoffs] 41 00:02:53,583 --> 00:02:55,291 Besides, Jaskier needs to rest. 42 00:02:55,875 --> 00:02:58,125 We should be at our strongest when we get to Ciri. 43 00:03:03,208 --> 00:03:04,250 Hmm. 44 00:03:04,333 --> 00:03:05,958 [foreboding music playing] 45 00:03:06,041 --> 00:03:07,750 [bells ringing] 46 00:03:09,916 --> 00:03:11,208 [man 1] Etchel Trogulten. 47 00:03:11,291 --> 00:03:12,666 -[man 2] Swing! -[woman 1] Hang him! 48 00:03:12,750 --> 00:03:14,791 -[Etchel groans] -[crowd gasps] 49 00:03:14,875 --> 00:03:16,958 [man 3] Long live Redania! 50 00:03:17,041 --> 00:03:19,333 -[man 1] Erik O'Carney. -[man 2] Hang him! 51 00:03:19,416 --> 00:03:20,958 [woman 1] Let him swing! 52 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:24,208 [woman 2] If he's too heavy, I'll hang him for you! 53 00:03:24,291 --> 00:03:25,958 -[Erik groans] -[crowd gasps] 54 00:03:26,041 --> 00:03:27,500 [man 4] And he's done it. 55 00:03:31,250 --> 00:03:33,500 -The Nazarian. -No! No, please. 56 00:03:33,583 --> 00:03:35,583 -No, please. Please don't. -[man 5] Hang the traitor! 57 00:03:35,666 --> 00:03:38,333 I… I'll talk. Please, I swear it. Please. 58 00:03:38,416 --> 00:03:40,541 -I can give you names. -[man 1] A little late for that. 59 00:03:40,625 --> 00:03:42,916 But I… I've information… about wizards. 60 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,041 -[man 6] Hang him! -[laughs] 61 00:03:44,875 --> 00:03:46,333 [Eva] Commander Vascoigne. 62 00:03:47,041 --> 00:03:49,333 [Vascoigne] Eva. What an unexpected pleasure. 63 00:03:49,416 --> 00:03:50,791 [woman 1] Just get on with it! 64 00:03:50,875 --> 00:03:53,250 -[man 7] Come on! -[man 8] Fucking kick him off! 65 00:03:53,333 --> 00:03:55,708 -[woman 3] Hang him! -Why don't we squeeze him dry? 66 00:03:55,791 --> 00:03:56,875 [man 9] Show him no mercy! 67 00:03:56,958 --> 00:04:00,583 [grunts] Then… then this… this, uh, Fire Fucker, um… 68 00:04:00,666 --> 00:04:02,000 uh, Rience, I think. 69 00:04:02,083 --> 00:04:04,875 He… he was on the… on the trail of a, uh, a witcher. 70 00:04:04,958 --> 00:04:06,333 Uh, uh… Geralt. 71 00:04:06,416 --> 00:04:09,916 See, um, uh, Geralt and… and this old fart, uh… 72 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,291 Juris, um… Codrow… uh, Feno, uh… something, 73 00:04:14,375 --> 00:04:16,541 well, uh, they were having meetings in Dorian. 74 00:04:16,625 --> 00:04:20,000 Uh, all's I know is, Rience killed 'em frightfully. 75 00:04:20,833 --> 00:04:23,666 He saved their cat, if… if that matters? 76 00:04:23,750 --> 00:04:24,875 [sighs] 77 00:04:24,958 --> 00:04:26,666 It doesn't, but do go on. 78 00:04:26,750 --> 00:04:31,000 Well, uh, Rience, he employed my professional help to nab this lass. 79 00:04:31,083 --> 00:04:33,250 Uh, which… it weren't the easiest of tasks, 80 00:04:33,333 --> 00:04:35,750 since she was under the care of a druid and a werewolf. 81 00:04:35,833 --> 00:04:37,708 [chuckling] But, uh, managed all the same. 82 00:04:38,541 --> 00:04:40,458 They're… they're both corpses now. 83 00:04:40,541 --> 00:04:43,125 -[door creaks] -[Radovid] I know something of this. 84 00:04:43,208 --> 00:04:44,125 [Eva] My Lord. 85 00:04:44,958 --> 00:04:46,958 -[Radovid] Tell me more about this girl. -Uh… 86 00:04:47,041 --> 00:04:48,625 Uh, ashen hair. 87 00:04:48,708 --> 00:04:50,583 Uh, uh… green peepers. 88 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:53,291 -Do you recall her name? -Oh, no, no. She… 89 00:04:53,375 --> 00:04:57,208 She… she was all out of sorts, uh… Didn't speak all that much. 90 00:04:57,291 --> 00:04:59,125 Uh, is… is it gettin' hotter in here? 91 00:04:59,833 --> 00:05:01,166 [Radovid] It sounds like Cirilla. 92 00:05:01,250 --> 00:05:04,041 But I happen to know she was on Thanedd at that time. 93 00:05:04,125 --> 00:05:05,083 What became of her? 94 00:05:05,166 --> 00:05:09,041 We handed the small fry over to a… a wizard. Terrifyin' fella. 95 00:05:09,125 --> 00:05:10,541 Uh, name escapes me. 96 00:05:10,625 --> 00:05:13,208 It's somethin' like Vil… Vil… Vilge… 97 00:05:13,291 --> 00:05:14,791 Uh… Vil… Vilgefartz! 98 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:17,208 -Do you mean Vilgefortz? -Yeah! 99 00:05:17,291 --> 00:05:18,208 [gasps] 100 00:05:18,958 --> 00:05:20,083 -[Nazarian whimpers] -[thud] 101 00:05:20,166 --> 00:05:22,291 [Vascoigne] Ugh! What the fuck? 102 00:05:24,291 --> 00:05:26,708 A parting spell from Vilgefortz. 103 00:05:27,625 --> 00:05:29,166 His name was the trigger. 104 00:05:30,791 --> 00:05:31,833 What do you think it means? 105 00:05:32,416 --> 00:05:34,166 [Radovid] He's trying to cover his tracks. 106 00:05:34,666 --> 00:05:36,625 It means Vilgefortz gave Emhyr a fake. 107 00:05:38,291 --> 00:05:40,291 [suspenseful music playing] 108 00:05:41,416 --> 00:05:42,666 [dog barking] 109 00:05:44,125 --> 00:05:45,916 [chatter from street] 110 00:05:49,041 --> 00:05:51,416 [women shouting] 111 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,000 [woman] Psst! 112 00:06:07,625 --> 00:06:09,000 Vascoigne heard that Emhyr's… 113 00:06:09,083 --> 00:06:10,416 …princess is a fake. 114 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:11,458 What? 115 00:06:12,375 --> 00:06:13,791 -Are you sure? -Mm-hmm. 116 00:06:13,875 --> 00:06:15,500 [woman shouts in street] 117 00:06:15,583 --> 00:06:17,291 Hmm. Thank you. 118 00:06:21,208 --> 00:06:23,416 -Can we trust her? -For now. 119 00:06:24,166 --> 00:06:28,375 At present, I'm more concerned with the loose lips of the Redanian commander. 120 00:06:28,458 --> 00:06:32,666 Any more pillow talk, and everyone on the Continent will know the truth. 121 00:06:32,750 --> 00:06:34,458 -I'll handle him. -Good. 122 00:06:35,333 --> 00:06:36,708 -You do that. -Mmm. 123 00:06:38,958 --> 00:06:42,041 Your… scheme to unseat the emperor 124 00:06:43,208 --> 00:06:46,750 wouldn't happen to hinge on this particular information staying secret, 125 00:06:47,750 --> 00:06:49,000 would it? 126 00:06:49,083 --> 00:06:50,333 [Skellen tuts] 127 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:59,708 We need more than cold nothing for a soup if that is our goal. 128 00:06:59,791 --> 00:07:02,541 -[Milva] We can forage for what we need. -[Zoltan] I'll get the salt. 129 00:07:02,625 --> 00:07:05,625 [Jaskier] Anyone have any old family recipes they'd like to share? 130 00:07:05,708 --> 00:07:08,333 My gran used to add the finest Mahakam vegetables. 131 00:07:08,416 --> 00:07:10,625 [Zoltan] Mahakam veg? Yeah, right. 132 00:07:10,708 --> 00:07:12,250 Everyone got scraps 133 00:07:12,333 --> 00:07:14,750 from that dipshit Brouver's mountain goat roast. 134 00:07:14,833 --> 00:07:17,250 [Yarpen] Oh, Brouver did more for the clan than you know. 135 00:07:17,333 --> 00:07:20,125 -[Milva] Where are you going? -[Geralt] To look for another crossing. 136 00:07:20,625 --> 00:07:22,875 Even your stubbornness won't bend nature. 137 00:07:24,250 --> 00:07:25,333 Right, Jaskier? 138 00:07:27,625 --> 00:07:28,541 Right. 139 00:07:29,333 --> 00:07:32,500 We should stay, Geralt. Just for an hour or two. 140 00:07:33,125 --> 00:07:36,500 -Give us both some time to heal. -[Geralt sighs] 141 00:07:39,125 --> 00:07:40,000 Zoltan. 142 00:07:40,958 --> 00:07:42,916 Who's this Brouver you speak of? 143 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:44,458 Alderman of Mahakam. 144 00:07:45,041 --> 00:07:46,166 Good riddance to him. 145 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:48,166 I'm never goin' back. 146 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:50,500 -[Milva] Why's that? -'Cause the fucker can't. 147 00:07:50,583 --> 00:07:54,375 -You don't know what went down. -Did you forget? I was there. 148 00:07:54,458 --> 00:07:57,041 Aye, and whatever you think you know is all ghoulshite! 149 00:07:57,125 --> 00:07:58,333 [Jaskier] Friends, please. 150 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:01,666 Tales whet the appetite, 151 00:08:01,750 --> 00:08:05,875 and this is one I'm sure even Geralt is dying to hear. 152 00:08:05,958 --> 00:08:07,083 [Geralt sighs] 153 00:08:07,166 --> 00:08:09,083 You were there. We were not. 154 00:08:10,250 --> 00:08:12,333 -[breathing shakily] -[Jaskier] Tell us what happened. 155 00:08:13,041 --> 00:08:14,166 [dramatic music playing] 156 00:08:15,375 --> 00:08:16,541 [Yarpen] Back in Mahakam, 157 00:08:16,625 --> 00:08:18,708 everything we did was for the clan, 158 00:08:18,791 --> 00:08:21,333 and Zoltan's forge was the crown jewel. 159 00:08:21,416 --> 00:08:23,791 I would deliver the weapons he forged to Brouver, 160 00:08:23,875 --> 00:08:26,375 who shipped them down to the dwarven front lines. 161 00:08:26,458 --> 00:08:28,208 Dusty old fud Zoltan here 162 00:08:28,291 --> 00:08:31,125 was holding back a big shipment for bloody humans. 163 00:08:32,416 --> 00:08:33,458 In fact, 164 00:08:34,500 --> 00:08:38,083 I was on my way to confront you when I saw it. 165 00:08:39,416 --> 00:08:40,291 [yelling] 166 00:08:40,958 --> 00:08:44,500 Brouver told me you destroyed your own forge so no one would find out 167 00:08:44,583 --> 00:08:47,291 you were arming humans too. 168 00:08:48,041 --> 00:08:50,250 Playin' both sides for your own gain. 169 00:08:50,333 --> 00:08:53,791 -When our clan were dyin' in the fields! -Hogwash! 170 00:08:53,875 --> 00:08:55,875 You don't know what went down that day! 171 00:08:56,583 --> 00:08:57,625 [Percival] Tell us, then. 172 00:09:02,291 --> 00:09:05,166 [Zoltan] I poured my life into my work for our clan, 173 00:09:06,125 --> 00:09:09,833 until I found out Brouver was driving my wares to humans, 174 00:09:09,916 --> 00:09:11,500 who were killing dwarves. 175 00:09:12,041 --> 00:09:14,041 I wasn't about to sell out my own, 176 00:09:14,125 --> 00:09:17,000 so I tells him he'll never take what's ours. 177 00:09:18,125 --> 00:09:21,333 Bet you didn't know Brouver paid me a little visit, 178 00:09:21,916 --> 00:09:23,458 guilt written all over his face, 179 00:09:24,041 --> 00:09:25,875 blamin' you, blamin' me, 180 00:09:26,458 --> 00:09:29,083 pointin' fingers at everyone but himself! 181 00:09:29,166 --> 00:09:31,708 He started the fire, hopin' to take me down, 182 00:09:31,791 --> 00:09:32,958 and his secret with it. 183 00:09:39,500 --> 00:09:41,916 The place blew. I was trapped below. 184 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,083 It took hours to get out of there, and in that time, 185 00:09:45,166 --> 00:09:48,666 Brouver spread lies that I betrayed Mahakam. 186 00:09:48,750 --> 00:09:50,291 He lied to us both, 187 00:09:51,250 --> 00:09:53,416 and you believe him over me. 188 00:09:53,500 --> 00:09:55,166 I lost everything! 189 00:09:55,750 --> 00:09:57,000 My home. 190 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,416 My forge. 191 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:00,416 [sighs] 192 00:10:01,625 --> 00:10:02,791 My friends. 193 00:10:03,375 --> 00:10:05,500 [poignant music playing] 194 00:10:09,125 --> 00:10:10,500 [Yarpen] If only I'd known. 195 00:10:11,916 --> 00:10:13,125 I'm sorry, 196 00:10:13,916 --> 00:10:14,833 friend. 197 00:10:19,750 --> 00:10:21,708 [Field Marshal Windbag] Fucking friendship! 198 00:10:21,791 --> 00:10:23,208 [Zoltan laughs] 199 00:10:24,166 --> 00:10:27,375 -Best ten thalers I ever spent. -I'm not sure the bird agrees. 200 00:10:27,458 --> 00:10:28,583 Uh-huh. 201 00:10:28,666 --> 00:10:30,166 [lively music playing] 202 00:10:31,625 --> 00:10:34,333 -[coins jingle] -Hands off! Hands off! 203 00:10:34,416 --> 00:10:35,666 No-o-o-o! 204 00:10:35,750 --> 00:10:39,000 Eh. He's free to make his own way, just like the rest of us. 205 00:10:39,083 --> 00:10:41,083 [squawks] Fucking family. 206 00:10:42,833 --> 00:10:44,000 [chirping] 207 00:10:46,916 --> 00:10:48,750 That didn't go exactly as I'd planned. 208 00:10:49,458 --> 00:10:52,041 [Milva] Look what I found to get us started with our soup. 209 00:10:52,125 --> 00:10:53,750 [mysterious music playing] 210 00:10:54,916 --> 00:10:56,000 [sniffs] 211 00:10:56,083 --> 00:10:59,333 -What the ever-loving fuck is this? -No human word for it. 212 00:10:59,416 --> 00:11:00,750 It's a common tuber, 213 00:11:00,833 --> 00:11:03,541 found in sub-surface dirt on every roadside you've ever traveled. 214 00:11:03,625 --> 00:11:06,916 Maybe that means we shouldn't be putting it in our mouths? 215 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,666 Learned to cook with it in Brokilon. 216 00:11:10,291 --> 00:11:12,791 [Geralt] It's getting late. We should check the crossing. 217 00:11:12,875 --> 00:11:14,250 Hmm. Milva? 218 00:11:15,083 --> 00:11:17,291 -You've never spoken of Brokilon. -[sighs] 219 00:11:17,375 --> 00:11:19,000 [Jaskier] Or how you came to be there. 220 00:11:19,083 --> 00:11:20,416 [poignant music playing] 221 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:22,041 -Would you like to share? -No. 222 00:11:22,125 --> 00:11:23,708 [chuckles] 223 00:11:41,958 --> 00:11:44,125 My stepfather made sure I knew fear. 224 00:11:44,208 --> 00:11:45,875 -[scrubbing] -[breathing shakily] 225 00:11:45,958 --> 00:11:46,958 [whimpering] 226 00:11:47,041 --> 00:11:47,875 In return, 227 00:11:49,125 --> 00:11:50,750 I made sure he knew suffering. 228 00:11:50,833 --> 00:11:52,000 [screams] 229 00:11:53,916 --> 00:11:55,625 The rage took me over, 230 00:11:57,291 --> 00:11:58,250 and it was worth it. 231 00:12:02,458 --> 00:12:05,166 I did whatever it took to survive on my own. 232 00:12:08,791 --> 00:12:10,666 [thrilling music playing] 233 00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:17,416 [men screaming] 234 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,750 [Milva] And soon, I realized I could do the same for others like me. 235 00:12:21,833 --> 00:12:23,000 [dryad] Negrasha. 236 00:12:23,083 --> 00:12:25,458 The dryads offered me refuge after that. 237 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:29,000 I found a home among them in Brokilon. 238 00:12:29,500 --> 00:12:32,500 I helped by escorting Scoia'tael to and from the forest 239 00:12:32,583 --> 00:12:33,916 to keep them safe from humans. 240 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:35,041 [man] Look out! 241 00:12:35,125 --> 00:12:37,041 -[woman] Milva. -[horse neighs] 242 00:12:37,125 --> 00:12:38,791 [Milva] But at times, I felt like 243 00:12:39,583 --> 00:12:42,166 Death leading souls to the afterlife. 244 00:12:45,125 --> 00:12:47,250 They willfully lived in the present, 245 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,875 ignoring the darkness around them. 246 00:12:49,958 --> 00:12:51,166 [cheering and laughter] 247 00:12:51,250 --> 00:12:55,208 [Milva] But I kept my distance. It was best not to get attached. 248 00:12:55,291 --> 00:12:56,583 [thrilling music continues] 249 00:12:59,333 --> 00:13:00,791 [echoing sighs] 250 00:13:00,875 --> 00:13:02,708 [Milva] Until that last mission… 251 00:13:04,875 --> 00:13:08,541 when I finally understood what their fervor was really about. 252 00:13:09,625 --> 00:13:10,750 [music stops] 253 00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:11,833 Connection. 254 00:13:13,375 --> 00:13:16,833 Their search for joy to forget their circumstances. 255 00:13:16,916 --> 00:13:18,250 [owl hoots] 256 00:13:19,125 --> 00:13:21,000 You said it was your last mission? 257 00:13:21,083 --> 00:13:22,916 [poignant music playing] 258 00:13:26,833 --> 00:13:28,625 [crows cawing] 259 00:13:29,583 --> 00:13:31,500 [Milva] They were ambushed the next day. 260 00:13:33,041 --> 00:13:34,208 They all died. 261 00:13:43,083 --> 00:13:45,291 Back in Brokilon, I found a new task. 262 00:13:47,041 --> 00:13:49,083 A witcher in need of healing. 263 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:54,708 I didn't know. 264 00:13:56,916 --> 00:13:57,916 You do now. 265 00:13:59,916 --> 00:14:02,000 Anyone in favor of beddin' down for the night? 266 00:14:02,083 --> 00:14:03,583 [Jaskier] What a marvelous idea. 267 00:14:03,666 --> 00:14:05,208 [grunts] 268 00:14:05,291 --> 00:14:06,791 I, for one, could use a good… 269 00:14:06,875 --> 00:14:07,791 -[yelps] -[Geralt] Easy. 270 00:14:07,875 --> 00:14:09,083 [Jaskier] Ow! Oh, I'm good. 271 00:14:09,666 --> 00:14:11,416 I'm good. Phew. 272 00:14:12,833 --> 00:14:15,208 Hey! No, wait. That is my private work. 273 00:14:15,291 --> 00:14:18,791 If you've written anything about me, I'll stab you in both ass cheeks. 274 00:14:18,875 --> 00:14:22,791 [Jaskier] Oh, you should be so lucky as to be immortalized in the written word. 275 00:14:24,750 --> 00:14:27,166 But you want to tell us what you're writing, don't you? 276 00:14:27,250 --> 00:14:28,666 [Zoltan] Aye, you know he does. 277 00:14:28,750 --> 00:14:30,958 -[Percival] Go on! -[Yarpen] Ah, come on, bard. 278 00:14:31,666 --> 00:14:32,916 I'm getting old. 279 00:14:33,791 --> 00:14:35,250 And I've come to realize that 280 00:14:36,791 --> 00:14:38,333 I won't be around forever. 281 00:14:40,750 --> 00:14:42,916 But my stories might be. 282 00:14:46,833 --> 00:14:48,250 ♪ Picture it ♪ 283 00:14:49,458 --> 00:14:51,250 ♪ If you'll abide ♪ 284 00:14:52,416 --> 00:14:56,250 -♪ Oxenfurt, my collegiate pride ♪ -[Zoltan] Uh… 285 00:14:56,333 --> 00:14:58,541 Will the whole thing be in song? 286 00:14:58,625 --> 00:14:59,625 Yes, bitch. 287 00:15:00,250 --> 00:15:04,500 -♪ My head was mending from an ache ♪ -[gentle accompaniment playing] 288 00:15:05,375 --> 00:15:09,250 ♪ Anarietta gave my heart a break ♪ 289 00:15:09,333 --> 00:15:11,708 Not exactly how I remember our time in Oxenfurt. 290 00:15:11,791 --> 00:15:18,625 ♪ Was on a stroll I oft would take ♪ 291 00:15:20,333 --> 00:15:22,333 [lively music playing] 292 00:15:24,500 --> 00:15:26,125 -[coins jingle] -[man 1] Yeah, good time. 293 00:15:26,208 --> 00:15:27,291 [children laughing] 294 00:15:27,375 --> 00:15:28,375 [girl] Follow me! 295 00:15:28,458 --> 00:15:29,291 [Jaskier] Ooh! 296 00:15:29,916 --> 00:15:32,666 ♪ It's funny how the world can feel ♪ 297 00:15:32,750 --> 00:15:34,916 ♪ The opposite of what is real ♪ 298 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,541 ♪ My mood is grim, that is no lie ♪ 299 00:15:37,625 --> 00:15:42,541 ♪ Yet still, the sun hangs in the sky ♪ 300 00:15:42,625 --> 00:15:44,666 Yeah, look, I know this isn't your sort of thing, 301 00:15:44,750 --> 00:15:47,083 but, you know, just sort of go with it. 302 00:15:47,583 --> 00:15:50,041 ♪ I couldn't help but hear you're down ♪ 303 00:15:50,125 --> 00:15:52,416 ♪ Perhaps you'd like a reach around? ♪ 304 00:15:52,500 --> 00:15:54,875 ♪ I thank you, love, I shall abstain 305 00:15:54,958 --> 00:15:57,291 ♪ Unless the Witcher'd like a go ♪ 306 00:15:57,375 --> 00:15:58,583 -♪ She's very good ♪ -Hmm! 307 00:15:58,666 --> 00:16:00,125 -♪ Just saying ♪ -[music stops] 308 00:16:00,208 --> 00:16:01,125 -No. -[woman 2] Hmph. 309 00:16:01,208 --> 00:16:02,458 -[hens clucking] -[woman 1] Hmph. 310 00:16:02,541 --> 00:16:06,833 -♪ As for what would fill my soul ♪ -[woman 3] Hmph! 311 00:16:06,916 --> 00:16:08,833 ♪ A distraction, hobby ♪ 312 00:16:08,916 --> 00:16:12,416 -♪ Or a goal ♪ -[man 1] Oh, it's… 313 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:15,291 [man 2] Ladies and gentlemen, Valdo Marx. 314 00:16:15,375 --> 00:16:18,458 [Valdo] ♪ There once was A man from Ebbing ♪ 315 00:16:18,541 --> 00:16:20,500 ♪ Could that be my answer there? ♪ 316 00:16:20,583 --> 00:16:21,500 Where? 317 00:16:21,583 --> 00:16:24,708 ♪ Who had a problem bed-wetting ♪ 318 00:16:24,791 --> 00:16:27,958 ♪ He'd lay down his head Asleep in his bed ♪ 319 00:16:28,041 --> 00:16:30,958 ♪ And awake to find piss in the bedding ♪ 320 00:16:31,041 --> 00:16:32,500 -[woman 4] Hmph! -[hens clucking] 321 00:16:32,583 --> 00:16:33,708 [woman 4] Tosser. 322 00:16:34,541 --> 00:16:37,375 ♪ That lad may lack credentials ♪ 323 00:16:37,458 --> 00:16:41,666 ♪ But I cannot deny the potential ♪ 324 00:16:41,750 --> 00:16:42,791 [man 3] Thank you. 325 00:16:44,500 --> 00:16:46,500 [dramatic music playing] 326 00:16:47,083 --> 00:16:49,208 ♪ My task is big, I must admit ♪ 327 00:16:49,291 --> 00:16:51,708 ♪ But first things first The perfect fit ♪ 328 00:16:51,791 --> 00:16:54,541 ♪ Embellishments and finery ♪ 329 00:16:54,625 --> 00:16:56,750 ♪ The boy just needs refinery ♪ 330 00:16:56,833 --> 00:16:59,250 ♪ Show off what we've been up to ♪ 331 00:16:59,333 --> 00:17:03,875 ♪ I'm ready for my big debut ♪ 332 00:17:05,291 --> 00:17:06,333 Oh. 333 00:17:07,625 --> 00:17:09,000 ♪ Did I offend? ♪ 334 00:17:09,625 --> 00:17:10,708 ♪ You did, my friend ♪ 335 00:17:11,666 --> 00:17:15,000 ♪ We don't do velvet ♪ 336 00:17:16,083 --> 00:17:17,208 Burn this. 337 00:17:18,583 --> 00:17:19,416 Besides, 338 00:17:20,291 --> 00:17:25,333 being a bard is about so much more than the trappings of fashion. 339 00:17:26,083 --> 00:17:28,583 ♪ Next is my style of performance-ship ♪ 340 00:17:28,666 --> 00:17:31,041 ♪ To craft a tale is truest wit ♪ 341 00:17:31,125 --> 00:17:33,708 ♪ For some, it may be clothes or hair ♪ 342 00:17:33,791 --> 00:17:37,958 ♪ Or how they dance on air ♪ 343 00:17:39,750 --> 00:17:41,833 ♪ To quote a dear friend ♪ 344 00:17:42,458 --> 00:17:43,333 [mimics Geralt] "No." 345 00:17:44,708 --> 00:17:47,166 ♪ Pray tell me more, my hunger's deep ♪ 346 00:17:47,250 --> 00:17:49,708 ♪ How do you track Which trends will keep? ♪ 347 00:17:49,791 --> 00:17:52,375 ♪ 'Tis here I keep my greatest works ♪ 348 00:17:52,458 --> 00:17:55,000 ♪ My precious dreams And unrealized cirques ♪ 349 00:17:55,083 --> 00:17:57,875 ♪ I'd be all right deprived of garbs ♪ 350 00:17:57,958 --> 00:18:02,458 ♪ Without these, I'd be cursed ♪ 351 00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:07,291 ♪ If hesitation strikes my bard ♪ 352 00:18:07,375 --> 00:18:09,875 [Jaskier] ♪ Mm-hm, mm-hm ♪ 353 00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:13,500 ♪ Do keep your own heart well on guard ♪ 354 00:18:13,583 --> 00:18:16,041 [Jaskier] ♪ Mm-hm, mm-mm-mm-mm-hm ♪ 355 00:18:16,125 --> 00:18:20,041 ♪ I'll understand, respect your choice ♪ 356 00:18:20,916 --> 00:18:23,750 ♪ Some songs could use ♪ 357 00:18:23,833 --> 00:18:30,166 ♪ A second voice ♪ 358 00:18:30,250 --> 00:18:35,333 ♪ Take this one about the chill Of winter's breath upon the hill ♪ 359 00:18:35,416 --> 00:18:38,166 ♪ What themes of loss What mighty quill ♪ 360 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:41,416 ♪ I see in you a younger me ♪ 361 00:18:41,916 --> 00:18:46,625 ♪ You'll get there, pray, eventually ♪ 362 00:18:48,083 --> 00:18:49,291 [tinkles] 363 00:18:49,375 --> 00:18:52,958 God strike me down for carin'. What happened next? 364 00:18:54,750 --> 00:18:56,458 The fucker stole his songbook. 365 00:18:56,958 --> 00:18:58,208 [dramatic music playing] 366 00:18:58,291 --> 00:19:00,000 -[man 1] Come on, you! -[child] No! 367 00:19:00,083 --> 00:19:01,791 -[woman 1] Get out of here! -[man 2] Move! 368 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:04,708 [Jaskier] ♪ Whenever will This feeling end? ♪ 369 00:19:04,791 --> 00:19:05,916 Go on, fuck off! 370 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,250 [woman 2] Ugh! 371 00:19:07,333 --> 00:19:10,083 -[growling] -♪ Or are these symptoms of a trend? ♪ 372 00:19:10,166 --> 00:19:12,166 -[yelps] -[crowd shouting aggressively] 373 00:19:12,250 --> 00:19:15,541 ♪ New dulcet tones from over there ♪ 374 00:19:15,625 --> 00:19:17,291 [women laughing] 375 00:19:17,958 --> 00:19:20,708 -♪ You think he'll wanna yank me hair? ♪ -[yelps] 376 00:19:20,791 --> 00:19:23,166 -Ooh! -Consensually, mind, yeah? 377 00:19:23,250 --> 00:19:27,250 -[man 3] Ladies and gentlemen, Valdo Marx! -["All Is Not As It Seems" playing] 378 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:29,416 ♪ Around your house ♪ 379 00:19:29,500 --> 00:19:31,541 -♪ Now white with frost ♪ -♪ Do my eyes deceive? ♪ 380 00:19:31,625 --> 00:19:35,916 -♪ Are sparks of ice and floe ♪ -[Jaskier] ♪ Or is this true? ♪ 381 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:41,000 -♪ Your longing eyes may grieve the loss ♪ -♪ A final turning of the screw ♪ 382 00:19:41,083 --> 00:19:44,208 -♪ But naught will change your woe ♪ -[Jaskier] ♪ This truly is ♪ 383 00:19:44,291 --> 00:19:50,375 -♪ Perverse! ♪ -♪ Oh, you ♪ 384 00:19:50,458 --> 00:19:51,333 [chimes] 385 00:19:51,416 --> 00:19:53,375 -He took everything from me. -[crowd] Valdo! Valdo! 386 00:19:53,458 --> 00:19:56,291 -Everything! -Valdo! Valdo! Valdo! 387 00:19:56,375 --> 00:19:58,250 -Valdo! Valdo! -Let's go. 388 00:19:58,333 --> 00:20:00,333 Valdo! Valdo! 389 00:20:00,416 --> 00:20:02,625 -Valdo! Valdo! -[women gasping and laughing] 390 00:20:02,708 --> 00:20:05,125 Valdo! Valdo! Valdo! 391 00:20:05,208 --> 00:20:06,375 [music fades] 392 00:20:06,458 --> 00:20:08,166 ♪ Val can keep ♪ 393 00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:11,083 -[melancholy accompaniment playing] -♪ His stolen songs ♪ 394 00:20:12,125 --> 00:20:16,916 ♪ Stay haunted in his devious wrongs ♪ 395 00:20:18,208 --> 00:20:19,833 ♪ But my whole life ♪ 396 00:20:20,708 --> 00:20:23,333 ♪ The things I've seen ♪ 397 00:20:23,833 --> 00:20:28,875 ♪ They are chronicled in binding seams ♪ 398 00:20:29,375 --> 00:20:35,541 ♪ It's this This is what I'm meant to give ♪ 399 00:20:35,625 --> 00:20:39,541 -[music swells] -♪ These words and stories ♪ 400 00:20:40,375 --> 00:20:42,625 ♪ They'll ♪ 401 00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:49,708 ♪ Outlive ♪ 402 00:20:51,958 --> 00:20:54,708 Bra-fuckin'-vo! 403 00:20:54,791 --> 00:20:56,958 -Let's take that fucker, Val. -Aye. 404 00:20:57,041 --> 00:21:00,125 That is but one chapter 405 00:21:00,208 --> 00:21:01,875 in what will one day be 406 00:21:03,708 --> 00:21:06,041 50 Years of Poetry. 407 00:21:06,125 --> 00:21:07,541 I thank you very much. 408 00:21:07,625 --> 00:21:09,125 [Zoltan and Percival laughing] 409 00:21:09,208 --> 00:21:10,666 -[Jaskier] Aah. -[Zoltan chuckles] 410 00:21:10,750 --> 00:21:12,416 [slow clapping] 411 00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:14,583 -[both] Oh… -[gasps] 412 00:21:14,666 --> 00:21:16,666 [suspenseful music playing] 413 00:21:21,208 --> 00:21:22,375 We spoke about this. 414 00:21:22,458 --> 00:21:25,250 I'll just be long enough to check the poet's health. 415 00:21:29,250 --> 00:21:30,291 Relax. 416 00:21:31,541 --> 00:21:34,250 Poet… your blood smells good. 417 00:21:36,208 --> 00:21:37,458 Let me rephrase. 418 00:21:38,125 --> 00:21:40,541 I cannot detect the stench of infection. 419 00:21:41,041 --> 00:21:43,958 I would like to put in a few stitches, if that's all right. 420 00:21:45,833 --> 00:21:47,166 [Jaskier whimpers] 421 00:21:47,250 --> 00:21:48,333 Be brave, Jaskier. 422 00:21:48,416 --> 00:21:51,625 Oh, I am being brave. I'm letting you touch me, aren't I? 423 00:21:52,750 --> 00:21:54,916 I couldn't help but notice 424 00:21:56,416 --> 00:21:58,666 you're lacking spices for your dinner. 425 00:21:58,750 --> 00:22:00,000 Ow! 426 00:22:00,083 --> 00:22:01,166 [Regis] My suggestion? 427 00:22:02,500 --> 00:22:05,583 Basil, pimento, bay leaves and 428 00:22:06,291 --> 00:22:08,041 sage, I think will do nicely. 429 00:22:08,541 --> 00:22:10,666 You may take what you need from my bag. 430 00:22:16,333 --> 00:22:19,041 For fuck's sake! What's wrong with you lot? 431 00:22:21,666 --> 00:22:22,541 [Regis] Hmm. 432 00:22:22,625 --> 00:22:25,875 If we added garlic to our soup, would that repel you? 433 00:22:25,958 --> 00:22:26,833 [Regis] Hah! 434 00:22:27,333 --> 00:22:29,500 Tall tales from primeval campfires. 435 00:22:29,583 --> 00:22:33,916 He's right. Much of what humans associate with vampirism are myths. 436 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,875 I overheard your tale, poet. I have a suggestion, if you're open to it. 437 00:22:37,958 --> 00:22:39,791 Well, everyone's a critic… Go on. 438 00:22:39,875 --> 00:22:42,958 "Half a Century" might be a touch more poetic than "50 Years." 439 00:22:44,958 --> 00:22:47,416 Ah, that's not… terrible, I suppose. 440 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:48,958 If you're finished, you can go. 441 00:22:49,041 --> 00:22:51,291 We both know he is not. 442 00:22:51,375 --> 00:22:53,291 [poignant music playing] 443 00:22:59,583 --> 00:23:00,458 Fine. 444 00:23:01,916 --> 00:23:03,000 Be quick about it. 445 00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:09,125 -[Regis] Hmm. -[Jaskier] Gods, Geralt. 446 00:23:09,208 --> 00:23:11,625 -[Geralt] Looks worse than it is. -That is untrue. 447 00:23:15,333 --> 00:23:17,333 -[Geralt grunts] -[Regis] Hmm. I wonder… 448 00:23:17,833 --> 00:23:21,000 When you look at me, do you see comrade 449 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:22,875 or an enemy? 450 00:23:22,958 --> 00:23:24,208 I haven't decided. 451 00:23:24,791 --> 00:23:28,083 How high would the bounty on me have to be for you to decide? 452 00:23:28,166 --> 00:23:31,208 Bloody high. You're not exactly an ordinary vampire. 453 00:23:32,666 --> 00:23:34,500 I doubt anyone could pay enough. 454 00:23:35,833 --> 00:23:37,458 An ordinary witcher 455 00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:40,625 wouldn't have blinked twice before slaying me. 456 00:23:41,625 --> 00:23:42,500 And me. 457 00:23:44,125 --> 00:23:45,083 Curious. 458 00:23:46,250 --> 00:23:48,916 Our witcher is in a state of flux. 459 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,125 All his endless talk of risks, dangers, 460 00:23:52,208 --> 00:23:53,875 a struggle with doubt, 461 00:23:53,958 --> 00:23:56,791 components of a baptism of fire, 462 00:23:56,875 --> 00:23:59,000 if you'll permit the turn of phrase. 463 00:23:59,083 --> 00:24:00,625 Tread carefully, Regis. 464 00:24:00,708 --> 00:24:02,291 I meant no offense. 465 00:24:02,958 --> 00:24:03,791 [Geralt] Hmm. 466 00:24:03,875 --> 00:24:07,750 You are simply experiencing emotions you are known for disregarding. 467 00:24:07,833 --> 00:24:10,666 You are becoming something new. 468 00:24:11,875 --> 00:24:12,958 I can relate 469 00:24:13,041 --> 00:24:14,416 because, as you've said, 470 00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:17,458 I'm not an ordinary vampire. 471 00:24:26,875 --> 00:24:27,875 I'll be on my way. 472 00:24:31,708 --> 00:24:32,583 [Zoltan] Oi! 473 00:24:33,583 --> 00:24:37,625 We've trusted the bat to treat us, break bread with us, 474 00:24:37,708 --> 00:24:39,250 even fight alongside us. 475 00:24:39,791 --> 00:24:42,000 Will not one of you ask him to tell his story now? 476 00:24:42,083 --> 00:24:43,625 [Yarpen] I'm afraid of what it might be. 477 00:24:43,708 --> 00:24:45,291 [Regis] You need not fear me. 478 00:24:45,375 --> 00:24:46,791 I don't touch blood 479 00:24:48,250 --> 00:24:49,125 anymore. 480 00:24:51,333 --> 00:24:53,500 The reasons perhaps require 481 00:24:54,250 --> 00:24:55,833 a reintroduction. 482 00:24:56,666 --> 00:25:01,916 I am Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy. 483 00:25:03,041 --> 00:25:08,333 Presently, I am 428 years old, according to the human calendar. 484 00:25:08,416 --> 00:25:10,041 [thunder rumbling] 485 00:25:10,125 --> 00:25:14,583 [Regis] A descendant of post-Conjunction relics left to fend for themselves. 486 00:25:16,041 --> 00:25:19,791 In vampiric society, our young are given freedom of choice. 487 00:25:19,875 --> 00:25:20,750 [slurping] 488 00:25:20,833 --> 00:25:22,750 [Regis] With their gift of immortality, 489 00:25:22,833 --> 00:25:24,916 many choose to take what they want. 490 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,041 [hissing and laughter] 491 00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:28,041 [Regis] But if you don't partake, 492 00:25:28,125 --> 00:25:30,666 you risk becoming an outcast. 493 00:25:31,291 --> 00:25:34,458 I always tried to avoid human blood, 494 00:25:34,541 --> 00:25:37,041 but the euphoria you feel when it's fresh, 495 00:25:37,125 --> 00:25:39,208 ah, there's nothing like it. 496 00:25:39,916 --> 00:25:42,750 Suddenly, nothing else matters, 497 00:25:43,291 --> 00:25:46,541 as long as you have hemoglobin and a full moon. 498 00:25:47,375 --> 00:25:51,875 Blood eases the pains of life. It removes inhibitions. 499 00:25:51,958 --> 00:25:53,958 It takes away many things, 500 00:25:54,041 --> 00:25:56,416 including civilized behavior. 501 00:25:56,500 --> 00:25:57,500 [woman gasps] 502 00:25:57,583 --> 00:26:01,500 [Regis] It wasn't long before alarming symptoms made themselves known. 503 00:26:02,541 --> 00:26:04,750 But I ignored them all. 504 00:26:04,833 --> 00:26:06,375 -[biting] -[screaming] 505 00:26:06,458 --> 00:26:08,875 [Regis] I had lost control. 506 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,791 [howls] 507 00:26:11,541 --> 00:26:14,541 [Regis] Until fate found me a moment of clarity. 508 00:26:14,625 --> 00:26:15,500 [metal squeaking] 509 00:26:15,583 --> 00:26:17,666 [Regis] One evening, I was sent to fetch blood. 510 00:26:17,750 --> 00:26:20,250 At that point, I was constantly under the influence, 511 00:26:20,333 --> 00:26:24,416 and so I had a little… accident. 512 00:26:25,416 --> 00:26:30,208 The next thing I knew, I heard the most angelic voice. 513 00:26:30,291 --> 00:26:32,166 -[ethereal music playing] -[Regis] Betháne. 514 00:26:32,250 --> 00:26:33,250 [gentle laughter] 515 00:26:33,833 --> 00:26:36,125 [Regis] The spark was instant. 516 00:26:36,208 --> 00:26:39,833 The fire it ignited, devastating. 517 00:26:40,625 --> 00:26:42,875 We lived in a fantasy. 518 00:26:43,458 --> 00:26:45,416 I had cut off my friends. 519 00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:46,958 I was off blood. 520 00:26:47,041 --> 00:26:47,916 [birdsong] 521 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,166 [Betháne sighs] 522 00:26:49,250 --> 00:26:51,083 [Regis] She had a green thumb. 523 00:26:52,333 --> 00:26:54,000 She loved herbs. 524 00:26:54,750 --> 00:26:56,958 Taught me her favorite recipes… 525 00:26:57,041 --> 00:26:58,041 [Betháne chuckles] 526 00:26:58,125 --> 00:27:00,583 …many I still use to this day. 527 00:27:04,458 --> 00:27:06,208 And then, one day, 528 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:08,500 she didn't return from the market. 529 00:27:09,375 --> 00:27:11,500 The despair I felt was awful, 530 00:27:12,208 --> 00:27:14,208 but the horror was just beginning. 531 00:27:15,166 --> 00:27:17,416 I was blinded by rage when I learned 532 00:27:17,500 --> 00:27:21,333 Betháne's disappearance had been orchestrated by my own coven. 533 00:27:21,416 --> 00:27:25,583 Punishment for a relationship they called "playing with my food." 534 00:27:26,083 --> 00:27:27,333 I owed them a visit. 535 00:27:28,875 --> 00:27:31,375 But I arrived too late. 536 00:27:31,458 --> 00:27:33,958 And so, I lost it. 537 00:27:34,041 --> 00:27:35,708 -[snarling] -[hissing] 538 00:27:36,208 --> 00:27:38,916 I don't recall much of what happened that night… 539 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:40,833 -[man screams] -[roars] 540 00:27:40,916 --> 00:27:44,250 -[woman screams] -[Regis] But one thing has stayed with me. 541 00:27:44,333 --> 00:27:46,166 -Betháne's final moments. -[screams in horror] 542 00:27:46,250 --> 00:27:49,708 Her face betraying her disgust, her horror 543 00:27:50,416 --> 00:27:53,916 at what I'd always known resided deep within my soul. 544 00:27:55,916 --> 00:27:57,083 [mob clamoring outside] 545 00:27:57,166 --> 00:27:59,708 In all my bloodlust, I had failed to realize 546 00:27:59,791 --> 00:28:02,000 that I had made myself known to the village. 547 00:28:03,041 --> 00:28:06,291 They burned every vampire I had left standing. 548 00:28:06,375 --> 00:28:08,208 [vampires screaming] 549 00:28:09,333 --> 00:28:10,458 [Regis] As for me, 550 00:28:10,958 --> 00:28:12,208 I was staked, 551 00:28:13,166 --> 00:28:14,125 decapitated, 552 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:15,916 and buried. 553 00:28:18,916 --> 00:28:21,916 And here's one more vampiric myth disproved. 554 00:28:22,791 --> 00:28:26,916 It takes a lot more than that to properly kill a vampire. 555 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,083 -[snarls] -[squeaking] 556 00:28:30,083 --> 00:28:31,041 [gasps] 557 00:28:31,125 --> 00:28:34,041 [Regis] Alas, my victory was short-lived. 558 00:28:34,125 --> 00:28:35,583 [poignant music playing] 559 00:28:36,291 --> 00:28:38,041 -[Regis gasps] -[thunder rumbles] 560 00:28:40,291 --> 00:28:42,291 [thunder crashes] 561 00:28:44,166 --> 00:28:46,166 [melancholy music playing] 562 00:28:47,750 --> 00:28:49,500 [Percival] How long were you in the mud? 563 00:28:49,583 --> 00:28:50,583 [Regis] Oh… 564 00:28:50,666 --> 00:28:51,833 [music fades] 565 00:28:51,916 --> 00:28:53,250 50 years or so. 566 00:28:53,333 --> 00:28:55,000 "Half a century" sounds better. 567 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,041 Yes, poet. 568 00:28:58,416 --> 00:28:59,791 Half a century 569 00:29:00,458 --> 00:29:04,083 faced with the worst mistake of my life. 570 00:29:05,875 --> 00:29:07,875 I haven't touched blood since. 571 00:29:07,958 --> 00:29:10,958 How can I trust someone constantly battling their worst impulses? 572 00:29:11,041 --> 00:29:12,041 How, indeed? 573 00:29:14,791 --> 00:29:17,125 How does the Butcher of Blaviken fare? 574 00:29:21,333 --> 00:29:23,666 -Some days are better than others. -Aye. 575 00:29:26,208 --> 00:29:28,041 Some decades too. 576 00:29:35,416 --> 00:29:36,625 I think it's a pike. 577 00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:38,833 -Nice catch, Cahir. -Thank you. 578 00:29:41,250 --> 00:29:42,916 [lively music playing] 579 00:29:46,625 --> 00:29:48,458 [sizzling] 580 00:29:48,541 --> 00:29:50,041 Anyone want to say a few words? 581 00:29:50,125 --> 00:29:51,416 Fuck no. Let's eat. 582 00:29:51,500 --> 00:29:53,208 Your best poem yet. 583 00:30:07,750 --> 00:30:09,291 -[Regis] Hmm. -[chuckles] 584 00:30:11,125 --> 00:30:14,208 Go on. Tell us what's going on in your head. 585 00:30:15,708 --> 00:30:18,000 -[cackling] -[heavy metal music playing] 586 00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:19,000 [thunder crashing] 587 00:30:22,541 --> 00:30:26,916 Just thinkin' of the quiet life I lived before I met you lot. 588 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,333 -[Zoltan] Aye. -[Regis] Hmm. 589 00:30:28,416 --> 00:30:31,250 [Milva] All of our stories involve some amount of regret, 590 00:30:31,333 --> 00:30:35,291 and we have heard from everyone except our fisherman friend. 591 00:30:40,708 --> 00:30:42,500 Oh, I regret plenty. 592 00:30:43,916 --> 00:30:46,583 I spent my time as a soldier following orders. 593 00:30:46,666 --> 00:30:51,083 Oh, you were "following orders" when you terrorized my child? 594 00:30:51,166 --> 00:30:55,666 Geralt. Like the others, there's another side to his story too. 595 00:30:56,291 --> 00:30:58,083 What's the harm of us hearing it? 596 00:31:00,791 --> 00:31:03,458 -Go on, Nilfgaardian. -I'm not a Nilfgaardian! 597 00:31:08,958 --> 00:31:10,291 I'm from Vicovaro. 598 00:31:10,958 --> 00:31:13,291 Which we know is not Nilfgaard, 599 00:31:13,375 --> 00:31:15,750 and is, in fact, a place very near to Nilfgaard. 600 00:31:15,833 --> 00:31:17,250 Ignore me. Continue. 601 00:31:18,125 --> 00:31:19,875 [Cahir] In my youth, I… I just… 602 00:31:20,375 --> 00:31:21,625 I wanted purpose. 603 00:31:23,541 --> 00:31:27,500 And working directly with the emperor, it's an honor where I'm from. 604 00:31:28,625 --> 00:31:33,250 And my journey to where I am now started with the very first mission for him. 605 00:31:36,416 --> 00:31:38,416 That's a story I've never told anyone. 606 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:39,708 [solemn music playing] 607 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,500 Gaze upon your brother. 608 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,416 The Usurper has wounded us greatly, Cahir. 609 00:31:47,666 --> 00:31:49,333 -I hate him. -Say it like you mean it! 610 00:31:49,416 --> 00:31:50,500 [yelps] I hate the Usurper! 611 00:31:50,583 --> 00:31:53,083 -Your brother died honorably in battle. -Father. 612 00:31:53,166 --> 00:31:56,208 -The destiny all real men strive for. -Father, you're hurting me. 613 00:31:56,291 --> 00:31:57,541 -Become a real man! -[yells] 614 00:31:58,916 --> 00:32:01,291 Cahir! Cahir! 615 00:32:01,375 --> 00:32:02,666 [suspenseful music playing] 616 00:32:02,750 --> 00:32:04,208 [panting] 617 00:32:05,583 --> 00:32:07,791 Shed this boyhood weakness. 618 00:32:08,791 --> 00:32:09,666 Cahir! 619 00:32:10,583 --> 00:32:13,166 [eerie hissing] 620 00:32:14,375 --> 00:32:16,375 [gasping] 621 00:32:18,583 --> 00:32:19,458 [music fades] 622 00:32:20,291 --> 00:32:21,833 -[whooshing] -[gasps] 623 00:32:21,916 --> 00:32:24,708 -[panting] -I didn't mean to scare you, lad. 624 00:32:26,416 --> 00:32:27,416 Who are you? 625 00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:29,875 Uh, I'm a man who needs a favor. 626 00:32:30,791 --> 00:32:36,291 My… sick friend needs providing for while I'm away. 627 00:32:36,375 --> 00:32:37,500 [foreboding music playing] 628 00:32:37,583 --> 00:32:41,000 In a cave some paces from here. 629 00:32:42,500 --> 00:32:44,041 Leave food and drink. 630 00:32:44,666 --> 00:32:46,833 But don't enter. 631 00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:49,375 And don't come after nightfall. 632 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:51,875 I don't have money. 633 00:32:52,708 --> 00:32:54,583 [coins jingle] 634 00:33:01,583 --> 00:33:03,083 You'll find more than enough. 635 00:33:04,875 --> 00:33:06,500 And keep whatever's left. 636 00:33:08,125 --> 00:33:09,875 [wind whistling] 637 00:33:09,958 --> 00:33:11,958 [solemn, foreboding music playing] 638 00:33:17,458 --> 00:33:18,791 [animal chittering] 639 00:33:20,833 --> 00:33:22,083 -[echoing snarl] -[gasps] 640 00:33:22,166 --> 00:33:23,375 [echoing roar] 641 00:33:23,458 --> 00:33:24,708 [gasps] 642 00:33:26,458 --> 00:33:27,500 [creature snarls] 643 00:33:27,583 --> 00:33:31,166 For weeks I returned, never seeing the wizard's friend. 644 00:33:33,333 --> 00:33:34,208 Until… 645 00:33:36,041 --> 00:33:37,291 [man 1] What you got there? 646 00:33:38,833 --> 00:33:39,708 [Cahir] Nothing. 647 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:41,875 Give it. 648 00:33:43,458 --> 00:33:44,750 -[grunts] -[man 1 yelps] 649 00:33:45,541 --> 00:33:46,666 -[Cahir gasps] -[man 1 shouts] 650 00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:47,750 You're dead! 651 00:33:47,833 --> 00:33:49,833 -[attacker roars] -[Cahir whimpers] 652 00:33:50,458 --> 00:33:51,375 -[crack] -[yells] 653 00:33:51,458 --> 00:33:52,583 [man 2] What the fuck? 654 00:33:54,583 --> 00:33:56,166 [yelping] 655 00:33:57,250 --> 00:33:59,083 -[gurgles] -[attacker] Yah! 656 00:33:59,666 --> 00:34:01,500 -[music quietens] -[Cahir whimpers] 657 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:04,375 [Cahir] I was saved… 658 00:34:05,125 --> 00:34:06,000 [growls] 659 00:34:06,083 --> 00:34:07,333 …by a monster. 660 00:34:08,541 --> 00:34:10,416 A face full of spikes. 661 00:34:13,333 --> 00:34:14,375 Huh. 662 00:34:15,250 --> 00:34:16,541 [attacker snorts] 663 00:34:16,625 --> 00:34:17,541 Thank you. 664 00:34:19,125 --> 00:34:20,750 I should be thanking you. 665 00:34:23,375 --> 00:34:25,291 You've helped me keep up my strength. 666 00:34:26,416 --> 00:34:27,541 [sighs] 667 00:34:30,333 --> 00:34:31,291 Mmm. 668 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,333 You're Ceallach's son, aren't you? 669 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,041 How did you know that? 670 00:34:39,833 --> 00:34:43,041 I am not who I appear to be. 671 00:34:43,125 --> 00:34:44,375 [coins jingle] 672 00:34:48,083 --> 00:34:49,375 Hmm. 673 00:34:49,958 --> 00:34:52,125 -[grunting] -[running footsteps] 674 00:34:52,708 --> 00:34:55,541 [Cahir] Time passed, and I put him out of my mind. 675 00:34:56,958 --> 00:34:58,083 [sighs] 676 00:34:58,166 --> 00:34:59,166 [solemn music continues] 677 00:35:00,041 --> 00:35:01,041 But then, 678 00:35:02,958 --> 00:35:04,000 years later, 679 00:35:05,041 --> 00:35:06,625 not long after I joined the army… 680 00:35:06,708 --> 00:35:08,250 [yelling] 681 00:35:08,958 --> 00:35:10,250 [gasps] 682 00:35:10,333 --> 00:35:11,958 [whimpers] 683 00:35:15,541 --> 00:35:17,041 [roars] 684 00:35:18,416 --> 00:35:19,666 [both straining] 685 00:35:21,875 --> 00:35:23,375 [gasping] 686 00:35:34,958 --> 00:35:37,666 Thank you, Your Grace. 687 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,708 I always thought my destiny was to be 688 00:35:40,791 --> 00:35:44,166 even the smallest cog in the largest gearwork. 689 00:35:44,250 --> 00:35:45,458 [Emhyr] The thanks is all mine. 690 00:35:46,333 --> 00:35:48,375 If it weren't for your help all those years ago… 691 00:35:48,458 --> 00:35:50,166 [man 1] The water there was for the horses. 692 00:35:50,250 --> 00:35:52,458 …I wouldn't have followed destiny to the north. 693 00:35:56,041 --> 00:35:57,583 I've had my eye on you, son. 694 00:35:58,958 --> 00:36:01,875 Since the moment my guards freed you from the Usurper's shackles. 695 00:36:01,958 --> 00:36:04,625 I know that you're a far cry from Ceallach. 696 00:36:07,958 --> 00:36:08,833 Loyal. 697 00:36:09,750 --> 00:36:10,625 Discreet. 698 00:36:11,958 --> 00:36:15,708 The right man to help me embark on a very precious mission. 699 00:36:16,833 --> 00:36:18,375 -Leave us. -[man 2] Yes, sire. 700 00:36:21,333 --> 00:36:22,333 [gasps] 701 00:36:23,333 --> 00:36:24,666 You're the Hedgehog Man. 702 00:36:24,750 --> 00:36:26,291 [sighs] 703 00:36:26,375 --> 00:36:27,583 [music intensifying] 704 00:36:28,166 --> 00:36:30,208 -Now you understand. -Hmm. 705 00:36:30,291 --> 00:36:32,958 -[Milva] What's wrong? -Geralt? 706 00:36:33,583 --> 00:36:35,666 The Hedgehog Man, Urcheon. 707 00:36:37,458 --> 00:36:39,583 When I knew him, he called himself Duny. 708 00:36:42,125 --> 00:36:43,458 Pavetta's ball. 709 00:36:44,041 --> 00:36:45,125 [gasps] 710 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,291 Where it was revealed that she was… 711 00:36:48,375 --> 00:36:51,208 -[Calanthe] Pavetta? -[Cahir] Pregnant. Yes. 712 00:36:52,041 --> 00:36:53,916 -The same man. -I need to sit down. 713 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:55,958 -You're already sittin'. -Then I need to lie down. 714 00:36:56,041 --> 00:36:58,000 Can someone explain? 715 00:36:58,083 --> 00:37:00,125 If what Cahir says is true, 716 00:37:00,208 --> 00:37:01,166 who I knew as Duny… 717 00:37:01,250 --> 00:37:02,166 You saved my life. 718 00:37:02,250 --> 00:37:04,208 …became Emhyr var Emreis. 719 00:37:05,208 --> 00:37:06,750 And he's marrying Ciri. 720 00:37:08,875 --> 00:37:10,125 His own daughter. 721 00:37:14,625 --> 00:37:15,625 [Cahir] Years ago, 722 00:37:16,125 --> 00:37:17,708 Vilgefortz convinced Emhyr 723 00:37:17,791 --> 00:37:21,583 that his destiny rests on the fulfillment of Ithlinne's prophecy. 724 00:37:22,083 --> 00:37:23,208 To have an heir? 725 00:37:24,083 --> 00:37:25,416 With his… daughter? 726 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,291 Ciri is my Child of Destiny. 727 00:37:28,708 --> 00:37:31,041 If I'd claimed her at birth, none of this would be happening. 728 00:37:31,125 --> 00:37:32,500 [Cahir] I don't believe that. 729 00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:34,458 Destiny involves choices. 730 00:37:34,541 --> 00:37:38,250 You chose a path. Not claiming her was a choice. 731 00:37:38,333 --> 00:37:40,666 I was created to kill monsters and collect coin. That's all. 732 00:37:40,750 --> 00:37:42,125 Clearly not. 733 00:37:42,208 --> 00:37:44,958 -You're evolving. -[Cahir] We all are. Don't you see? 734 00:37:45,041 --> 00:37:47,416 I blindly put my faith in Emhyr, 735 00:37:47,916 --> 00:37:51,041 but when I saw Cirilla at Thanedd, I saw the future. 736 00:37:51,541 --> 00:37:54,541 I chose a new path. To help her. 737 00:37:54,625 --> 00:37:56,000 And then I met you. 738 00:37:57,416 --> 00:37:58,916 It's not a coincidence, Geralt. 739 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:02,000 The dreams you've both been having. It makes sense. 740 00:38:02,083 --> 00:38:03,375 It makes no sense. 741 00:38:07,291 --> 00:38:09,833 Do you know that your Yennefer saved my life once? 742 00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:14,750 If you asked her, 743 00:38:15,250 --> 00:38:17,750 I'm sure she'd have no idea why she made that choice. 744 00:38:17,833 --> 00:38:18,833 But she did. 745 00:38:18,916 --> 00:38:21,041 It's destiny, you understand? 746 00:38:21,125 --> 00:38:23,916 For all of us. To get us to this very moment. 747 00:38:33,041 --> 00:38:34,500 No, this is personal to me. 748 00:38:35,333 --> 00:38:36,333 And me alone. 749 00:38:38,458 --> 00:38:40,000 Then you haven't been listening. 750 00:38:41,375 --> 00:38:43,166 Geralt, it's personal to us all! 751 00:38:45,333 --> 00:38:47,000 [Regis] The sun will be up soon. 752 00:38:47,750 --> 00:38:50,125 Perhaps now is the time for rest 753 00:38:51,041 --> 00:38:51,958 and reflection. 754 00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:55,333 Humans, it turns out, are 755 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:57,416 complicated. 756 00:38:57,500 --> 00:38:58,583 Sometimes. 757 00:39:01,958 --> 00:39:03,125 But in this case, 758 00:39:04,708 --> 00:39:07,708 his story, what drives him, is actually very, 759 00:39:08,750 --> 00:39:09,750 very simple. 760 00:39:10,708 --> 00:39:12,708 [poignant music playing] 761 00:39:17,250 --> 00:39:19,250 [crackling] 762 00:39:19,833 --> 00:39:20,833 [Geralt] Need some help? 763 00:39:22,208 --> 00:39:24,333 I'd sooner ask Coen. Thank you. 764 00:39:26,083 --> 00:39:27,125 Coen doesn't have hair. 765 00:39:27,208 --> 00:39:28,708 My gods, that's the joke. 766 00:39:29,208 --> 00:39:30,708 Ah, humor. 767 00:39:31,291 --> 00:39:32,375 I remember that. 768 00:39:35,458 --> 00:39:37,083 It may shock you, 769 00:39:37,166 --> 00:39:40,000 but… I do know things. 770 00:39:41,916 --> 00:39:44,250 Yennefer would preen for hours. 771 00:39:46,541 --> 00:39:48,333 You miss her, don't you? 772 00:39:50,250 --> 00:39:51,125 I do. 773 00:39:53,166 --> 00:39:57,541 As a boy, I… would help my mother with her hair when she was ill. 774 00:39:57,625 --> 00:40:00,208 I'd struggle imagining you as a young anything. 775 00:40:00,291 --> 00:40:01,416 [Geralt chuckles] 776 00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:03,625 When I was younger than you, 777 00:40:03,708 --> 00:40:06,333 I dreamt of one day becoming a knight. 778 00:40:07,625 --> 00:40:09,875 Geralt of Rivia isn't an honorific? 779 00:40:09,958 --> 00:40:13,083 [Geralt] Oh, I gave myself that name to attract better contracts, 780 00:40:13,166 --> 00:40:14,916 though it wasn't my first choice. 781 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:16,500 Please tell me what was. 782 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:24,666 Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde. 783 00:40:25,666 --> 00:40:26,958 [laughs] 784 00:40:27,500 --> 00:40:30,458 [Geralt] Yes. Vesemir had a similar reaction. 785 00:40:30,541 --> 00:40:32,791 [Ciri] Well, you could still be a knight if you wanted. 786 00:40:32,875 --> 00:40:36,083 If all this witcher malarkey crumbles to the ground. 787 00:40:37,250 --> 00:40:38,333 Although, 788 00:40:39,041 --> 00:40:41,791 a knight has to trust his sovereign, 789 00:40:43,250 --> 00:40:45,041 and you don't seem to trust anyone. 790 00:40:45,666 --> 00:40:49,083 It's less about trust and more about what it might lead to. 791 00:40:50,583 --> 00:40:52,333 What, you mean emotions? 792 00:40:53,500 --> 00:40:57,208 Of course, you witchers don't have those, do you? Or so they say. 793 00:40:59,208 --> 00:41:00,291 Sometimes… 794 00:41:02,291 --> 00:41:05,791 acting on the heart can lead to more meaningful outcomes. 795 00:41:08,291 --> 00:41:10,708 Or terrible consequences. 796 00:41:10,791 --> 00:41:12,958 [Ciri] Trusting people isn't that bad. 797 00:41:13,041 --> 00:41:16,625 At the very least, there's… glory in the attempt. 798 00:41:19,666 --> 00:41:20,708 There we are. 799 00:41:22,458 --> 00:41:24,500 [chuckles] See? 800 00:41:25,875 --> 00:41:29,625 I let a witcher do my hair, and it turned out incredible. 801 00:41:31,666 --> 00:41:32,541 Trust. 802 00:41:38,750 --> 00:41:39,833 I knight you, 803 00:41:40,625 --> 00:41:46,750 Sir Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde. 804 00:41:48,208 --> 00:41:50,041 [poignant music continues] 805 00:41:54,375 --> 00:41:55,791 [owl hooting] 806 00:42:04,250 --> 00:42:05,250 [chuckles] 807 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:13,458 [music fades] 808 00:42:13,541 --> 00:42:15,291 [seabirds calling] 809 00:42:15,875 --> 00:42:18,000 Etiquette, dressing… 810 00:42:18,541 --> 00:42:20,875 All lessons seem to evade her grasp. 811 00:42:20,958 --> 00:42:24,000 And which tactic have you employed? 812 00:42:24,666 --> 00:42:26,750 The carrot or the stick? 813 00:42:26,833 --> 00:42:29,125 I don't think there's a stick big enough for that one. 814 00:42:30,416 --> 00:42:33,208 -Let me have a word with her. Hmm? -Be my guest. 815 00:42:47,666 --> 00:42:48,750 Your Grace? 816 00:42:53,750 --> 00:42:55,916 I haven't spoken to you much, have I? 817 00:42:57,291 --> 00:42:58,625 And for that, I 818 00:42:59,750 --> 00:43:00,916 apologize. 819 00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:09,333 Your, uh… treatment here must feel like torture. 820 00:43:10,958 --> 00:43:12,500 I prefer them closed! 821 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:25,250 Tell me something. 822 00:43:27,833 --> 00:43:29,375 Are you familiar 823 00:43:30,458 --> 00:43:31,666 with mummery? 824 00:43:33,833 --> 00:43:35,416 Hmm? Acting. 825 00:43:36,791 --> 00:43:37,666 Theater. 826 00:43:38,166 --> 00:43:40,791 -Like player troupes? -[Skellen] Indeed. 827 00:43:40,875 --> 00:43:43,291 Uh, I… I did a touch of acting. 828 00:43:43,375 --> 00:43:45,375 It can be very difficult. 829 00:43:46,333 --> 00:43:47,750 Where to stand and… 830 00:43:48,666 --> 00:43:50,458 and what to say… 831 00:43:52,541 --> 00:43:54,083 when. [chuckles] 832 00:43:55,208 --> 00:43:59,541 You know, there's really nothing quite like good theater. 833 00:44:00,666 --> 00:44:02,291 Nothing worse than 834 00:44:03,625 --> 00:44:04,541 bad acting. 835 00:44:07,166 --> 00:44:08,916 Do you follow my meaning, Cirilla? 836 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:10,583 [poignant music playing] 837 00:44:11,791 --> 00:44:13,083 You know, some of my, uh… 838 00:44:14,166 --> 00:44:17,041 some of my best memories were when I knew my role 839 00:44:17,125 --> 00:44:19,416 and… and the part I was given, 840 00:44:19,958 --> 00:44:22,416 and for what reason. 841 00:44:24,333 --> 00:44:26,166 And some of my worst… 842 00:44:28,750 --> 00:44:29,875 were when I… 843 00:44:30,458 --> 00:44:31,625 [yelps] 844 00:44:31,708 --> 00:44:32,625 …resisted 845 00:44:34,375 --> 00:44:35,500 the part I was given. 846 00:44:43,416 --> 00:44:44,666 When you were acting? 847 00:44:44,750 --> 00:44:46,375 [Skellen] That is the secret. 848 00:44:48,041 --> 00:44:51,125 I have never stopped acting. 849 00:44:52,750 --> 00:44:54,291 I know my role. 850 00:44:56,250 --> 00:44:58,125 Ah, my real question to you is, 851 00:44:59,791 --> 00:45:01,833 do you know yours? 852 00:45:02,875 --> 00:45:04,916 -I'm a princess. -[Skellen] Ah. 853 00:45:06,208 --> 00:45:09,791 And do you know what becomes of good little princesses? 854 00:45:13,916 --> 00:45:15,833 -They become queens. -[Skellen] Yes. 855 00:45:16,416 --> 00:45:21,958 If they behave themselves and… take direction from those who know better, 856 00:45:22,041 --> 00:45:26,166 like your good friends Miss Stella and Mr. Skellen. 857 00:45:26,250 --> 00:45:29,875 And then all those things that felt like torture 858 00:45:29,958 --> 00:45:32,500 can feel like what they really are. 859 00:45:32,583 --> 00:45:33,708 [whispers] A reward. 860 00:45:34,833 --> 00:45:36,958 And instead of feeling like a queen, 861 00:45:38,375 --> 00:45:42,208 you'll live long enough to actually be a queen. 862 00:45:44,541 --> 00:45:49,333 [whispers] As long as no one learns the truth. 863 00:45:53,125 --> 00:45:54,791 Do we understand each other? 864 00:45:59,125 --> 00:46:00,041 We do. 865 00:46:01,875 --> 00:46:03,666 Good. Very good. Hmm. 866 00:46:05,208 --> 00:46:06,625 Well, I must be on my way. 867 00:46:07,750 --> 00:46:10,291 I… I do hope that we can maintain 868 00:46:10,375 --> 00:46:13,083 this air of trust between us. 869 00:46:13,166 --> 00:46:14,750 Wouldn't that be charming? 870 00:46:15,333 --> 00:46:17,166 Ah, a glorious day. 871 00:46:22,958 --> 00:46:23,958 Your Grace. 872 00:46:51,375 --> 00:46:52,666 [birdsong] 873 00:46:52,750 --> 00:46:54,375 [music fades] 874 00:46:56,708 --> 00:46:58,000 [snoring] 875 00:47:00,416 --> 00:47:02,416 [gentle, optimistic music playing] 876 00:47:07,500 --> 00:47:09,458 -[Jaskier] Guys, wake up. -[all grunt] 877 00:47:11,083 --> 00:47:12,333 [horse neighs] 878 00:47:12,416 --> 00:47:13,583 Gather your things. 879 00:47:14,125 --> 00:47:15,750 We need to find a way across this river. 880 00:47:15,833 --> 00:47:17,583 [chuckles] Did he say "we"? 881 00:47:17,666 --> 00:47:19,458 -You all right? -[Jaskier] His leg's better. 882 00:47:19,541 --> 00:47:21,583 [Milva] It's like all he needed was a day of rest. 883 00:47:21,666 --> 00:47:22,666 Seems we all did. 884 00:47:23,166 --> 00:47:24,375 Aye. 885 00:47:24,458 --> 00:47:26,291 What a company I've ended up with. 886 00:47:28,333 --> 00:47:29,458 Two dwarves. 887 00:47:30,125 --> 00:47:31,125 A gnome. 888 00:47:31,916 --> 00:47:32,791 A poet. 889 00:47:34,416 --> 00:47:36,250 A half-dryad, half-woman. 890 00:47:36,333 --> 00:47:39,041 A Nilfgaardian who insists he is not a Nilfgaardian. 891 00:47:39,125 --> 00:47:40,125 Well, I'm not. 892 00:47:41,583 --> 00:47:42,750 And a vampire. 893 00:47:43,708 --> 00:47:44,625 Fucking… 894 00:47:44,708 --> 00:47:46,958 Aah… oh, that is not gonna get old. 895 00:47:47,458 --> 00:47:48,833 And leading our party, 896 00:47:49,333 --> 00:47:51,958 the witcher who suffers pangs of conscience. 897 00:47:52,500 --> 00:47:54,083 I wouldn't be here without you. 898 00:47:55,083 --> 00:47:56,083 All of you. 899 00:47:58,916 --> 00:47:59,916 Milva. 900 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:02,666 Think that crossing is passable? 901 00:48:02,750 --> 00:48:03,958 [Milva] I'm sure it is. 902 00:48:04,750 --> 00:48:06,583 It was yesterday. 903 00:48:07,083 --> 00:48:07,958 [Zoltan] Hah! 904 00:48:08,541 --> 00:48:10,833 Squirrel! [chuckles] 905 00:48:12,333 --> 00:48:13,291 Fuck. 906 00:48:13,375 --> 00:48:15,375 [music swells] 907 00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:41,708 [music fades] 908 00:48:41,791 --> 00:48:43,708 [echoing hissing] 909 00:48:43,791 --> 00:48:45,500 [eerie rumbling] 910 00:48:45,583 --> 00:48:47,583 [echoing screams] 911 00:48:47,666 --> 00:48:49,916 -[energy crackling] -[Fringilla] Please! 912 00:48:51,833 --> 00:48:52,791 [gasping] 913 00:48:54,333 --> 00:48:56,333 -[hissing] -[Fringilla whimpering] 914 00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:02,541 [shuddering] 915 00:49:04,500 --> 00:49:06,000 [chittering] 916 00:49:06,875 --> 00:49:08,291 [whimpering] 917 00:49:09,791 --> 00:49:11,916 [groaning] 918 00:49:13,208 --> 00:49:14,583 [screams] 919 00:49:15,166 --> 00:49:17,208 -[Vilgefortz] Tell me where they hide. -[screeches] 920 00:49:17,291 --> 00:49:18,875 -[yells] -Tell me. 921 00:49:18,958 --> 00:49:20,833 -[echoing] Tell me… -[screams] 922 00:49:20,916 --> 00:49:22,583 …where they're hiding. 923 00:49:22,666 --> 00:49:24,625 -Tell me. Tell me. Tell me. -[wails] 924 00:49:24,708 --> 00:49:25,750 Tell me, tell me, tell me. 925 00:49:26,333 --> 00:49:28,250 -[screams] -Tell me. 926 00:49:28,333 --> 00:49:29,833 -Tell me. -Tell me where they're hiding. 927 00:49:29,916 --> 00:49:31,541 -[groaning] I… -Tell me… tell me… 928 00:49:31,625 --> 00:49:32,916 No. Stop. No more. 929 00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:34,750 -[sobs] Please! -Tell me where they're hiding. 930 00:49:34,833 --> 00:49:36,125 Montecalvo. 931 00:49:36,208 --> 00:49:38,083 -They're in Montecalvo. -[echoes] …calvo… 932 00:49:38,166 --> 00:49:39,625 -Hmm. -[Fringilla gasps] 933 00:49:41,416 --> 00:49:42,958 [dull whooshing] 934 00:49:43,041 --> 00:49:44,875 -[sighs] -[Fringilla panting] 935 00:49:44,958 --> 00:49:47,708 Now, did that have to be so hard? 936 00:49:47,791 --> 00:49:49,166 [Fringilla whimpers] 937 00:49:50,083 --> 00:49:51,958 -[liquid trickling] -[Fringilla gasps] 938 00:49:53,750 --> 00:49:55,666 [whimpers] 939 00:49:55,750 --> 00:49:57,833 -Rest in piss. -[sobs] 940 00:49:58,708 --> 00:50:00,416 -[dull thud] -[groans] 941 00:50:00,500 --> 00:50:04,041 -[heavy, echoing creaking] -[metallic clicking] 942 00:50:06,500 --> 00:50:07,666 [sobs] 943 00:50:07,750 --> 00:50:09,375 -[soft chiming] -[squelching] 944 00:50:10,875 --> 00:50:11,750 Yen. 945 00:50:12,750 --> 00:50:13,708 Vilgefortz… 946 00:50:14,250 --> 00:50:15,291 He's coming. 947 00:50:15,958 --> 00:50:16,916 Prepare. 948 00:50:17,750 --> 00:50:19,666 [nervy, dramatic music playing]