Kaer Morhen

The Witcher Season 2 Episode 2 begins with Yennefer and Fringilla taken as prisoners. Their captors happen to be a whole legion of elves, led by an Elder. Yennefer understands their language and claims to be an elf too. They debate about whether to kill her or not, but ultimately decide against it. ..

The elves are kept captive by Fliavandrel, the man who according to the Bard’s songs anyway is King of the Elves. After failing to beat Calanthe though, the elves turned instead to Francesca to lead them forward. Now, they’ve been suffering from dreams about a robed man – but so too have Fringilla and Yennefer. Unlike the others, Yennefer’s dreams include a red robed man rather than black.

The dreamers are intrigued by the hut and its windows, but they’re also worried about what they saw. They eventually learn that the visions are from their own future and that they’ll have to face challenges in order to save themselves.

After the blood of elves is spilled, the world will be renewed. Francesca and Fringilla are warned to live among men, while Yennefer’s vision simply taunts her with how useless she is. ..

Meanwhile, Ciri and Geralt make it to Kaer Morhen. Vesemir is there to greet him, as this small band of Witchers toast to another winter shared together. Late to arrive is Eskel, a war-torn Witcher who appears with a severed limb from a Leshy. After an epic 6 hour battle, he’s come out victorious. ..

Alone, Yesemir speaks to Geralt about Ciri and the Law of Surprise. He’s brought her there to learn more about who she is - and to keep her safe. Yesemir warns that she could be more than he bargained for. Ciri is desperate for revenge but Geralt reminds her that they only kill to save lives. ..

That night, something stirs at Kaer Morhen. With Cirilla in her chamber, Geralt and the other Witchers begin searching the grounds to find the creature. And as foreshadowed earlier in the episode, it’s not just any creature - it’s the Leshy… or is it? ..

Geralt and Yesemir take on Eskel, but the fight clearly affects them both. Eskel is infected with something, but before it hits Geralt with a killing blow, Yesemir shows up and saves him. Eventually the pair take out Eskel, although this clearly affects them both. ..

Meanwhile, the trio experienced a new vision that soon led them to a new path. Francesca believed that the old gods wanted an alliance between elves and Nilfgaard, and Fringilla was going to trust her faith and follow her in this endeavour.

Geralt teaches Ciri the way of the Witcher as they walk through a forest. Yennefer is watching them from a distance, screaming in frustration.

The Episode Review

The latest development in the Ciri storyline is finally starting to bear fruit, with hints of the Wild Hunt looming over the main plot. Fans of the games will be well aware of this implication and how epic the storyline actually is.

The Witchers at Kaer Morhen have been the focus of much intrigue in recent chapters, with much unknown about their activities. Yennefer is still a mystery to most, and Triss Merigold is almost non-existent.

Geralt is definitely tough when he has to dispatch one of his own, but it also reinforces that sometimes evil isn’t just outside the walls of the place he calls home (in the winter, anyway!). ..

It seems Geralt is preparing to train Ciri now, as the show appears to be moving away from episodic monsters and more toward a serialized story involving the Wild Hunt. ..

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt continues to be a well-done drama that we’ll have to wait and see what’s in store for our characters next.