The Legend of Yennefer: Chapter 10

Written by - TheFoxBride

“Where are we? I don’t remember anything.”

Ciri’s eyes adjusted to the darkened room that had filled with smoke. A cacophony of shouts and explosions echoed in the distance as she tried to push herself off the ground. Her hand splashed into a pool of blood, courtesy of a dead elf that lay beside her.

“We need to leave.” Yennefer darted her eyes against the stone walls of the hazy room and kneeled down next to the girl. “Hurry, child.”

“Who is this?”

“I once told you that chaos outstretched its claws towards you, do you remember? This elf…” she rubbed blood from her boot against the shoulder of the dead Squirrel. “...reached towards you, and received a dagger in return.”

The sorceress pulled Ciri to her feet and straightened her ashen hair. “Are you all right?” She gently touched her gloved hand against the girl's cheek.

Ciri tensed up. “I am sorry for what I said to the sorceresses, what was it? What did I say?”

Yennefer ignored the question and led her towards an exit. “Quickly, there isn’t much time.” 

They darted through small corridors, staying out of sight of any and everyone. Explosions rattled the walls and shook the beams supporting them. Shrieks and wails from man and woman alike came from all around as fire engulfed the area.

They arrived at a staircase. “Ciri, I must stay here. Head down the stairs, and don’t look back.” Yennefer tried to steady her eyes and be strong, but the fear in her look was palpable. 

Ciri understood what was happening. “No! Don’t leave me!”

“You must do this, child. Down the stairs you will come across an exit into the stables. There is a horse saddled there, just one. Head to Loxia and find Margarita.”

Tears welled up in Ciri’s eyes. “Don’t leave me!” she repeated. “I don’t want to be alone.”

Yennefer hugged her tighter and closer than ever before. Fighting back her own tears, she whispered gently, “I love you, my daughter.” She kissed the crown of the girl’s head and released her. “Now, run.”

“Lady Nimue, what happened to Yennefer after the coup?”

As the night stretched on the questions had become fewer, but still some of the more popular details elicited more information from the Lady of the Lake. Nimue crossed her arms and pondered. “While nothing is ever certain, there are some that believe Yennefer met up with Ciri and laid low with other sorceresses. There are others that pay heed to the rumors she was turned into a small statue and kept by the Queen of Elves.”

The latter elicited a few laughs from the audience. Nimue held her tongue and smiled politely.

“We may not know where the sorceress went directly after Thanned, but we do know where she eventually traversed to. It was in a forgotten castle in the middle of nowhere, that destiny would reach its hand out to the Lady of Vengerberg.”

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