Experiencing killing on a regular basis, she becomes obsessed with it. Meanwhile, Ciri, under the alias 'Falka', has settled into life with a party of young outlaws, 'the Rats'. However, after the battle Geralt is knighted by the queen and his title 'of Rivia' becomes official. Geralt had previously named himself 'Geralt of Rivia' despite not actually being from there. Unfortunately, they are caught between the warring factions, leading them into the Battle for the Bridge on the Yaruga, where they save Queen Meve, and Milva miscarries. At first she asks Regis for a potion to help her abort the child, but after a conversation with Geralt, she decides to keep her baby. Cahir also reveals that both he and Geralt have been having the same prophetic dreams about Ciri, which is evidence that she is not in Nilfgaard, and the young woman produced by Emhyr is an imposter.Īs the group travels, Milva admits that she is pregnant, the result of a liaison with a group of elves she was escorting back to Brokilon.

Finally, the troupe is joined by Regis, a vampire with invaluable medical skills, who Geralt befriends. Cahir continues to shadow the witcher and his entourage, and joins them, through Milva's intervention.

Initially, the knight is captured by hawkers, and Geralt saves him, but wants nothing to do with him and leaves him to his own devices.

They are also shadowed by Cahir, the 'Black Rider' who featured prominently in Ciri's nightmares. Despite not liking Geralt, she agrees to accompany him and his friend Dandelion.Īlong their journey they join a group of dwarves led by Zoltan Chivay, who are also shepherding refugees. The Dryads' queen introduces him to Milva, an expert archer who ranges outside the forest, guiding scattered bands of Scoia'tael to refuge in Brokilon. Geralt of Rivia recovers in Brokilon Forest under the care of the dryads, but is intent on leaving and searching for Ciri. In exchange for her throne, however, she is obliged to withhold aid from the elven Scoia'tael commandos, who supported Nilfgaard's initial advance into the North, but now find themselves unsupported as the Northern Kingdoms retaliate. The elf sorceress Francesca Findabair has been installed by Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr as client queen of Dol Blathanna. In the aftermath of the Thanedd incident, war is still raging between Nilfgaard and the Northern Kingdoms. It is a sequel to the second Witcher novel Time of Contempt and is followed by The Tower of the Swallow. Baptism of Fire ( Polish original title: Chrzest ognia) is the third novel in the Witcher Saga written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in 1996 in Polish and in English in 2014.

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