Vysogota of Corvia, a discredited philosopher who lives in exile in the middle of the marshes, one day finds a seriously injured girl. He treats her and saves her life. Time passes and she tells him her story, trying to hide the deep scar scaring her face with a strand of hair...
We learn the story of how Ciri became a ruthless killer, a girl deadly in her anger and steadfast in her decisions. We get to know what happened to the gang of rats and get to know the hired killer, whose name is Bonhart. And we meet death... We follow Geralt's wanderings and search for Druids who might know where Ciri is. We encounter the half-elf Schir, whose task is to kill Geralt. We watch the flames and cover our ears to the screams of the burnt...
We listen to the elf Avallac'h tell of a mysterious prophecy haunting Ciri, follow the steps of Yennefer in search of the hiding place of the mage Vilgefortz. We attend the trial with the sentient Kenna. We learn how Ciri came to her sword and horse...
And at every step there is death, suffering. Fate is inevitable and everything leads to one single point. To what? Who knows... No one can be sure of their life, no one can be trusted. The age of the sword and the axe, the age of the wolf...