Geralt brings not-Ciri (Terryn) to get some magical healing from some old friends. Ciri and Yennefer argue about sending her to Wizarding School. Philippa and Dijkstra scheme in the Redanian court.
Tropes:
- Extreme Omnisexual: Jaskier, according to Vespula.Vespula: I've cursed you for chasing tail of every kind. Men, women, dwarves, elves, polymorphous...
Jaskier: That was one time, and I regret nothing! - Humble Pie: Aretuza will make Yennefer and Ciri eat it. Yennefer does so for Ciri. Ciri runs away.
- It Was with You All Along: Tissaia points out to Yennefer that, by adopting Ciri, she has finally become a mother.
- Metaphorgotten: Jaskier, when he's trying to explain to Vespula why he needs to learn more about Radovid. (Not because he's into him or anything.)Jaskier: Geralt is... a hammer. You know? You're confused. All right... wait... okay. Ah... When you're a hammer, every problem is a nail. You see a nail and you're like, "Grrr. Fսck this nail. Fսck this nail, in particular." And you hammer the nail. But sometimes the problem is something else. Sometimes the problem is, uh... a bunch of petunias, or a bowl of porridge, and you can't hammer a bowl of porridge. I mean, you can try, but then your hammer gets all gunked up, porridge goes everywhere, and then you have no porridge. The solution requires a different kind of tool. And Radovid... is that tool. Radovid is... a spoon.
- Put on a Bus: The possessed "Ciri" is on screen just long enough to add some mystery before Gerald leaves her with his friends.
- Undying Loyalty: A theme this episode. Geralt, Yennefer, and Emperor Emhyr collect favors from loyal people whose lives they saved. Ciri questions how long Yennefer owes her life to Tissaia. Not long after, Cahir goes to extremes out his own loyalty.
