One of the first things we learn about Chaos…is that it always has consequences. There is a cost to this magic. And eventually, we all must pay. It is not a gift. It is a trade. And often, that trade leads us to dark places. But there are always bright spots. Teaching you has been the biggest bright spot of my life. And I would love you to see you through the next leg of your journey. I know you will do great things, my daughter. But I'm afraid I cannot. There is a cost I must pay. Sometimes a flower… is just a flower. And the best thing it can do for us is die.
‘You’d like to know what they’re talking about, wouldn’t you?’
‘Yes . . . No! And anyway . . . Anyway, I can’t hear anything. They’re too far away.’
‘I’ll tell you,’ laughed the bard. ‘If you want.’
‘And how are you supposed to know?’
‘Ha, ha. I, my dear Ciri, am a poet. Poets know everything about things like this. I’ll tell you something else; poets know more about this sort of thing than the people involved do.’
‘Of course you do!’
‘I give you my word. The word of a poet.’
‘Really? Well then . . . Tell me what they’re talking about? Tell me what it all means!’
THE WITCHER: SEASON 3 EPISODE 4 | A TIME OF CONTEMPT: CHAPTER 2
"ANYA CHALOTRA and JOEY BATEY are officially reprising their roles as YENNEFER and JASKIER in The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep." — Redanian Intelligence