TW2 Comic Book ENG

8/2/2019 TW2 Comic Book ENG

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Based on the novels Byandrzej sapkowski

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3/50

Are wethere yet?

we Arenow.

CAn I tAkeIt off now?

Just A moment.I wAnt everythIngto be perfeCt.

It wIll be.trust me,

my love.DoIreAnn?Whats...


4/50

DoIreAnn?

By LeBiodasbeArD...

no!pleAse, no!

help!


5/50

Creigiau, in the

DuChy of Malleore,

one Month later...

wItCherneeDeDurgently.

ive gota feeLing WeLL get

somethIng outof thIs trIp tothe mountAIns,

roACh.


6/50

most honorAblelADIes, AnD you,

worthy lorDs. thetIme hAs ArrIveD

for the fInAl ousts.

the nobly bornsIr owAIn of povIss

wIll now enterthe melee.

AlAs the knIghtof povIss returns

to hIs tent,DefeAteD.

but feAr not,speCtAtors, bothpeople of CreIgIAu AnD

guests from AfAr.thIs Does not mArk

the tournaments end.

oh! howunfortunAte!

eternAl fIre,proteCt me.


7/50

whIChones the

CAstellAn?

lAzAre?hes at

the tAble.

yourethe CAstellAn?

im here aBoutthe notICe

now enterIng theArenA the nobly

born bAron bryton,lorD of CreIgIAu

CAstle.

heroIC DefenDerof soDDen hIll, DeCorAteD

for vAlor myrIAD tImes,

AnD orgAnIzer of thetournAment In memoryof hIs fAther, Anton

the beArDeD.

Cantyou see im

tAkIng bets?

the grIffIn?Are you mAD?

hAve you Any notIonhow muCh effort went

Into CApturIng thebeAst AlIve?

Whats theContrACt for,

CAstellAn? thAtgrIffIn?

lIsten here,master Whats

your nAme?

lIsten here,mAster gerAlt.

thAt grIffInAwAIts

the tournamentswInner

thAtwoulD be our

grACIous lorD,bAron bryton, It

seems.

and youre notworrIeD thAt your

lorD bAron wIll breAkhIs neCk lIke the

other knIght?

As bettIng IsCloseD, I CAn onlysAy I woulD notwAger on thAt

hAppenIng.

gerAlt.

AnD how mAnymen It mAuleD whIlebeIng brought here

from the DrAgonmountAIns?


8/50

AnD he ChArges!the monstrosItysurely CAnnot

survIvethIs ClAsh!

oh!look out,

my lorD bAron!

gooD thIngthAt horse

Cant see Whereits going.

nonsense.thAt horse,lIke Its rIDer,

hAs weAthereDmore thAn one

bAttle.

wellAImeD.

blooDy hell!


9/50

DAmn It!mArCAs! where

Are you?

fInAlly. he prophetlebIoDA guIDe

my Arm

mAster gerAlt,At DAwn In the

CastLes ChapeL.goDspeeD.

In A DIsplAy of exCep-tIonAl vAlor, bAron

De CreIgIAu ContInuesto bAttle on foot.

onCe more provIngthAt he hAs

no equAls In Allof mAlleore!

mLord


10/50

why woulD youwAke me At thIsungoDly hour,

fAther?

I wAnteDyou to meet

someone.wAIt

At therIpe grApe.

you wereDIsCreet,

I hope?

thats forthe better.Come In, then.

to see Is tobelIeve, As theprophet sAys.

InDeeD.A lot of strAn-gers here for

the tournAment.noboDy AskeD meAny questIons.

wItCher,thIs Is my son

mArCAs,the Barons

squI

Ah, see?here he Is.

An honor.CAn I go

now?

only for beerAnD wenChes.

eh, youngstersthese DAys. I try to teACh

the kID mAnners, enCourAgehIm to meet people, buIlD relA-

tIonshIps. but he CAres

whereAre youstAyIng?


11/50

thIs Isthe De CreIgIAu

fAmIly Crypt.beholD bAron

Anton theelDer, known

As thebeArDeD.

my trusteDfrIenD

AnD fAtherto the CastLes

CurrentlorD.

my trusteDIn thAnks for myfAIthful servICe,

he gAve me hIs CousInAnnA In mArrIAge.

she DIeD Ata Leshys hands

woulD be ADeCADe Ago. .

sure ItwAs A leshy?not A ghoul,

A wyvern or ADrowner?

why, evenChIlDren know

thAt the leshy,Also CAlleD the

sprIggAn

and no onestrIeD to DrIve Itoff for ten

yeArs? i CantbelIeve the

peasants haventAttempteD theIr

folk remeDIes.

dont BefooleD by thIs CA-

theDrAl of lebIoDA.the people here lIghtCAnDles to lebIoDA AnD

burn InCense for theleshy,

for the leshy

is house CreigiausproteCtor. AnD theforest It sees fIt

to hAunt Is sACreDgrounD.

besIDes, A leshy CAn

be DormAnt for yeArs.some new Corpses

AppeAreD Just Afterbelleteyn.

now I unDerstAnD the seCreCy.

you wAnt to DIsposeof thIs monster

quIetly.

Aye, true.reAsons of stAte

requIre It.AnD wItChers kIllmonsters, rIght?

so, mAybe

thIs smAll ADvAnCewIll help to AllAyAny Doubtsyou hAve?

exCellent.thIs wAy, mAster

geraLt. WeLL Leaveby wAy of the

wAlls.rIght.

InCluDIngDoIreAnn brother

to the Barons Wife,lADy sArlAIt De

CreIgIAu.

...prowlsthe forest

As A gIAnt CAtor wolf.

I sAw the ClAwmArks myself.

there Are no suChAnImAls here.


12/50

the leshyDIsAppeAreD After

annas death, and Wegot to work, to shAke

off the trAgeDy.our wool

hAs never been tooprofItAble, but

our tImber Is fIrstClAss!

thatsprofItAble?

they dont haveAxes In kovIr?

they Do, butits a WeaLthy

Country. lumberJACksthere eArn three

tImes As muChAs ours Do.

I wIsh mArCAstook A greAter

Interest In these thIngs.but the rAsCAl thInks

only of mIsChIef.

I InDulge hIm,for he wAs

shAttereD by hIsmothers death,

buti dont knoW.

how Is he supposeDto govern thIs

lAnD one DAy?

...you meAn...As the

CAstellAn?

yes. As theCAstellAn,of Course.

so, when AllIs ADDeD up, It turns

out that WereCheAper. AnD to

merChAnts, CheApermeAns better.

CheAply to the gulfof prAxeDA.

AnD from there,on to kovIr.

so we gAveour shepherDs

Axes AnD beholD,you Wont find a morebeAutIful CIty In All

of mAlleore.

the rIverthAt flows south

from here Is the CreA,one of the Braas

trIbutArIes. IDeAlfor floAtIng

tImber swIftly AnD

the sAwmIll!powereD by wAter,

its BeCome CreigiausChIef sourCeof revenue.


13/50

its Beentwo yeArs sInCe

beArDeD Anton DIeD.

sInCe brytonreturneD to the

CAstle, he hAs DoneAll he CAn to pAy

off CreigiausDebts. the sAwmIll wAs

our only hope.AnD now thIs

leshy hAsreturneD

trIeDmAkIng offerIngs?

mAybe somerItuAls?

we hAve. butwhen people begAn DyIng,

the peAsAnts DeCIDeD theyWouLd Wait out the LeshysWrath. Weve Been Waiting

for three months now,AnD nothIng. henCe

the notICe.

AnD herehe Is! the elDer

of the lumberJACkguiLds

tAke thIspIgswIll AwAy,you shIteAter,

before I bruIse yourArse gooD!

mIsterhurgAn, thIs Is

the mAn

hereAbout the

ruInsyou know.

Anywhere.the bAron

sAID to wAIt,so iLL Wait.

mIster hurgAn,get A holD of your-

self. I tell youwe must

AnDi say im notgoIng, even

if im

treAteDto some

mAhAkAmAnmeAD?iLL not

go

whIle hIs elDerson, bryton, wAs

wAgIng wAr AgAInstnIlfgAArD, Anton the

younger mAnAgeDthe estAte.

Cant sayhe wAs AnygooD At It.

AnD ADvIsInghIm wAs true hell!

hmpf!


14/50

superstItIoustwIts AnD olD

women.

Arse?

Aye, Arse. here,my DeAr wItCher, thereIs but one punIshment

for most CrImes.

DAmmIt. lAzArewent on AnD on About

the seCret, but negleC-teD to mentIon the stAke.

why the hell DID I tAkethAt ADvAnCe

most woulDspLit noW. youre

CleArly An honorAblemAn, thoughA wItCher.

i Cant reaLLyblAme the serfs for

Wanting no part in it. itsthe noBLes Business.AnD, truth be tolD, the

leshy mAInly kIllsnobles.

whAtConflICt?

strAIghtinto deaths

embrACe, As ItturneD out.

AntonIs DeAD? whokIlleD hIm?

DepenDs onwho you Ask.

I thInk hIs Debtsgot hIm kIlleD.

A reAlrAke thAt AntonwAs, or my nAme

isnt hurganbolt

rumor IsthAt the ConflICt

between the brothersCAuseD the leshy,

thAt son of A bItCh,to run Amok.

Antonthe younger AnD

bryton Arestepbrothers,

they IssueD fromDIfferent

...

mothers.theyve BiCkered

sInCe ChIlDhooD. whenbryton returneD

from the wAr, there

wAs peACebetween themfor Just A fewmonths. fInAlly,

bryton CoulD stAnDIt no more AnD Drovethe rogue from hIs

Court.

A stAke up theArse. ye wAtCh out,

gerAlt. If the serfs leArnthAt you kIlleD theIr sACreD

beAst, thIngs mAy turnnAsty. heheheh!

If I summoneD butA few lADs from

mahakam, Wed deaLwIth the ploughIng

prAnkster In no tIme.but I stIll vAluemy Arse, blImey.


15/50

InherIteDmore thAn hIs nAmefrom hIs fAther.I knew both well,

so I know.

he lIkeD toplAy DICe AnD

never pAsseD upA wenCh.

nAppIngon Duty, youwhoreson?

hurt hIsprIDe?

mIster hurgAn,

hep Wes readyAnD wAItIng.

DAmn.If only

id knoWn

...so,where

Are theseruIns?

regrettAkIng thAt

ADvAnCe?heheheh

Aye. ye see,lADy sArlAIt

mIsCArrIeD An eArlIerpregnAnCy. AnD bryton

me thinks hes got

problems wIththose thIngs.

eh, thIsContrACt stAnkof polItICs from

the stArt.the CAstellAn

outrIghttrICkeD

he neeDeDthe loggIng to ContInue.

reCently, the boy wAnteD toflee wIth Anton, but lAzAre

reAlIzeD In tIme AnD restrA-IneD the snot. luCky

that, for hed LikeLyhAve enDeD up DeAD

Along wIth hIsunCle.

lAzAre?nAh, the poor ChAp

hAs problems enoughAs It Is. hIs boy flees

the CAstle tImeAnD AgAIn.

As fAr AsI know, he never

forgAve lAzAre for notavenging his mothers death.InsteAD, the olD mAn brought

the leshy votIve gIftsIn the hope ofplACAtIng It.

hmm butwhAt DID Anton

Do to hIs brother?DID he plough the

wrong womAn?

Aye, ye hItthe BuLLs eye, geraLt.

bryton forgAve hIsbrother All hIs DeeDsbut one. ye see, Anton

InflAteD lADysarLaits

belly.

BrytonswIfe?

thAt IsserIous

ye know,the BeLLys one

thIng. but AntonreAlly hurt hIs

BrothersprIDe.

seems gIrlslIke freAks.

Anton wAspopulAr wIth the

lAsses, too. they sAy ItwAs on ACCount of hIs

strAnge eyes onegreen, the

other brown.


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17/50

?! mArCAs?whAt Are you...

both DoInghere?

get outof here!

DID fAthersenD you?

how DID he knowAbout the seCret

pAss...?

the Leshyshere! up A

tree, now!

WeLL notrun, wItCher.

you CAn Counton us!

i dont Wantto Count on you!DAmmIt! quICk, get

over here!

wItCher!


18/50

I-I-Is thAtthe leshy?

yourenot the oneim hunting,

kItty


19/50

Is It Done?by lebIoDA!I thoughtid die of

look out


20/50

no!

mArCAs,DAmmIt!

ClImbA tree!

By LeBiodasbeArD! whAt

Is thAt?!


21/50

CAll offyour CAts. I hAve

no quArrel wIth you,lyCAnthrope.

hAve Ityour wAy.


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23/50

Anton?!


24/50

rrrr...who Are

you?

imgerAlt,

A wItCher.

I took onA ContrACt InvolvIngA leshy. but I guess

thats out of date. areyou Baron Brytons

brother?

brytonhIreD A murDerer?

i mightveexpeCteD thAt

im notsureIf he knowsyoure

prowlIng thesewooDs

oh, heknows. who Do you

thInk plACeDthIs Curse

on me?

why?so he CAn fInIsh meoff more eAsIly?he shoulD fInAlly

ACCept my ChAllengeAnD fACe me In

CombAt.

theCurseCAn belIfteD.

tell hImim Waiting.

AnD whAtIf he gIves me

A wereCAtContrACt?

then WeLLmeet AgAIn,

wItCher.

but then,you Wont Leave

my forestAlIve.


25/50

I trust ItIs somethIngImportAnt.

you DrAw me AwAyfrom myguests. thIs Is wItCher

gerAlt, bAron.I hIreD hIm

to rID us ofthe leshy

its nota Leshy, mLord.its a WereCat.

A mAn who wAs CurseDAnD beCAme A lyCAnth-

rope hAlf mAn,hAlf CAt.

Whatsthe DIfferenCe?

After All,

the prophet

its your

brother, mylorD bAron.

my lorDbAron, he he

wAnts to ChAllengeyou to A Duel. AbsurD.

i dont fightmonsters

unlesstheyreChAIneD

whAtDID you

sAy?

wIll It? AnDwIll my people forgIve

Anton for All thekIllIngs? After All,

its not his fauLt It wAs the

Curse!no, wItCher.

for reAsons of

stAte - brother ornot, the beAst

must DIe.

mLord,

the Curse CAn beLifted. it Wont right

Any wrongs, butIt wIll solve your

problem.

Anton!

hes aLive?thats

ImpossIble

InDeeD.

lebIoDAsAID, verIlyI sAy to you: thou

shAlt bAttlethe DevIl AnD hIsmInIons beAsts of

All forms.


26/50

I CAnnotbelIeve

hes dead

id Be nobetter off If

not forthe wItCher. A tAlkIng

lessun Who WouLdve

thought?

how IsthAt

possIble?the wItCher

CLaims its a Curse

CAst by bryton Inrevenge for lADy

sArlAIt,you know

whAt now?Does your

fAther know?

thInkthe bAron wIllwAnt to get rIDof hIs brother?

now thAteveryone

knows?

yes.he hIreD

the wItCher.

AnD thewItCherAgreeD?

i dont knoW.he Just turneD

AnD wAlkeDAwAy

how Am Ito leAve thIs

CurseDtown?

yes. hes yetto leArn of

the tunnel to the

ruIns, but he wIllIn tIme.

It wAs nolessun, It wAs AgreAt CAt lIke Awerewolf thAt

trAnsformswhen the moon Isfull, but unDer-

stAnDs AnD remem-

bers All.

AnD thIsthIng Is yourunCle? Anton

the younger?


27/50

dontbe shy

lADysArlAIt?!

why Areyou...?

mAsterwItCher, heAr

me out. ive a veryImportAntmAtter

no Doubt.But im not

InteresteD - In themAtter nor Its

ImportAnCe.

got DIrtylAunDry? DoIt yourself.

dontbe shy

pleAse,mAsterwItCher.

ive no oneelse

no thAnks.I expeCteD

A lessun but gotthe Barons

CurseD brotherfInD A hIreD

AssAssIn.i dont meddLe

In polItICs.

but

mLady,I know yourBrothers

DeAD. kIlleDby Anton

the wereCAt I sympAthIze,I Do. but wItChersAre not Avengers.

no mAtterthe prICe.

But i dontWant antons

DeAth!

I wAntyou to lIftthe Curse.

?!


28/50

though noble,my fAmIly wAs

poor. my mArrIAgeto lorD CreIgIAu

wAs our only wAy outof Debt.

we reJoICeDwhen I beCAme

pregnAnt.

yet fIvemonths on I mIsCArrIeD

my fAther refuseDto look At me. bryton

grew DIstAnt.

teArs fIlleDmy nIghts, feArs

tAInteD myDreAms.

AnD thenAnton

returneD.

he won myheArtInstAntly, but

resIsteDhe DID not

wIsh to DIsAppoInthIs brother.

to noAvAIl.

I shAllnever forget

thAt nIght.he gAve

me AllI lACkeD.

pAssIon,ConfIDenCe,

strength. AnDthe ChIlD I so

terrIblyDesIreD.

mLady,I know

the restof the story.

the seCret wAsreveAleD. bryton

CurseD Anton, bAnIsheD hIm.but Anton hAs returneD

and hes Begunto kIll.

As lorDof these lAnDs,

bryton hAs to punIshAnton - reAsons

of stAte. I unDerstAnD thAt.

But i CantConDone It. whICh

Is why I hAve

to leAve. toDAy.

butbryton DID

not merely bAnIshAnton he DemAnDeD

hIs murDer

DID brytonstIll love me? whAtuse to hIm wAs A bArren

wIfe? where woulDI go If he CAst

me out?


29/50

bryton?whAt woulD

the prophetlebIoDA

sAy?

Do not moCk ourfAIth, wItCher. CAstellAn

lAzAre tolD me the truth.he sImply CoulD not follow

the Barons orders andreleAseD Anton,

though heforCeD hIm to

pleDge he woulDnever return to

CreIgIAu.

AlAs, AntonDID not

get fAr.

before theCAstellAn CoulDAID hIm, somethIng

hAppeneD

the Cursebryton hAD CAstIn Anger reAreD

Its heAD.

both wereterrIfIeD. they

pArteD, belIevIngthe mAtter

CloseD.

not so.

...

Do youstIll belIeve

Anton Deservesto DIe?

lIft the Curse -I beg you. our ChIlD IsCreigiaus soLe heir.the brothers wIll

reConCIle.

trulybelIeve thAt,

mLady?

whAt?Bryton didnt...?

but lAzAreClAImeD

exACtly -lAzAre.

well,one things

CertAIn.

i Cant BeLieveI mIsseD It there wAs

never A lessun,and Bryton didnt Cast

A Curse.


30/50

whADDAyAwAnt, wAnDerer?the CAstellAn

sleeps.

Wha? Whatreyou...?! ugh!


31/50

wItCher?whAt hAve

you?

we gottAtAlk,

lAzAre

theres onethIng I posItIvely

Detest. knowwhAt thAt Is?

when fAtfrAuDs lIkeyou tAke mefor A hIreD

thug.

bbuti dont knoW

What yourethe fAmIly Crypt?

whwhy Arewe here?

whwhAt

Areyou?

no moregAmes, lAzAre. I know

its a WereCat.most lIkely one of

Brytons and antonsAnCestors

brytondidnt Cast any

Curse. im sure of that,Cause the moons not

full tonIght.

whohAunteD thIs

plACe As A wereCAt?the BrothersgrAnDfAther?

n-no.the fAther

you ACtuAlly

thought a WitCherdCome Along AnD kIll thebeAst, no questIons AskeD?

Just one problem wearent WiLL-Less goLems.

sometImes wethInk.


32/50

Clever- the Cult of thelessun As A smokesCreen how DID

beArDeD Anton buyyour sIlenCe? w-wIth

freeDom toDo As I sAw fIt.

CreIgIAu II buIltthIs town.

Is thAt

All? wAs Itworth It?

mArCAs.

AnD you AlmostsuCCeeDeD. Anton

refuseD to mArry, AnDbryton went off to wAr.

but when he returneDwIth A fIAnC

I hAD toIntervene.

antons a monster,Brytons a fratriCide.the famiLys Cursed.

theyve Causedenough DeAth,

wItCher.

DeAth?viCtims didnt start

AppeArIng untIl AfterBeLLeteyn it Wasnt

the lessun who kIlleDyour wIfe wAs It

the beArD?

It wAs AnACCIDent she

AppeAreD As he wAstrAnsformIng.

he mAImeD her terrIbly,I hAD to... I gAve her

poIsonwe CoulD not

summon A heAlerAll woulD hAvebeen reveAleD

mAstergerAlt, b-butyou WouLdnt

none wIllbelIeve you

WeLL see.

you DAre mentIonreAsons of stAte?

the beArD promIse youthe CAstle out of feAr.

you useD thAt, then turneDthe brothersAgAInst eACh

other!but you

overlookeDone possIbIlIty.

thAt young lADy sArlAItwoulD tell me the truth

to proteCt herbeloveD.

the beArDpleDgeD thAt If hIs

sons fAIleD to proDuCeAn heIr, rule of CreIgIAu

woulD pAss to theIr nextClosest kIn hIs CousIn

annas son.


33/50

It tAkesbAlls to Come bACk

no sworD In hAnD.whAt kInD of

A professIonAlAre you?

not muCh ofone, AppArently.im not here on

ContrACt.

truly?whAt brIngs you

here, then? revenge,CurIosIty, or someConvoluteD CoDe

of ethICs?

whAt?nonsense

I trAns

its notA Curse, Anton.

orDInArIly, lyCAnthropestrAnsform wIth the phAses of

the moon. you dont, WhiChmeAns you were born

thIs wAy.

I wAnt to stopthe blooDsheD.

If your lyCAnthropyIs hereDItAry,

your brother IsInnoCent.

InnoCent ofseekIng to feeDme to the gIAnt

CentIpeDeAs well?

trust me,wItCher, when I get

my pAws on hIm, ItshAll be lIke A gooD

book - An eyefor An eye.

I knowtheres no Love

lost between you.but CAn you fAult hImfor wAntIng revenge?

you seDuCeD hIswIfe.

it Wasntme shewAs the

one

Anton,pleAse. sheJust hoppeDIn your beD?

In truth,yes. though

I know who gAve herthe key to myChAmber. DoesthIs meAn...?

yes.

the Lessunsnot the guArDIAn

of the DeCreIgIAus

yourAnCestors

were wereCAts.your fAther,

too.

ImpossIbleI woulD hAve

why Do youtell methIs?


34/50

lAzAreits CLear

now.

A fAIthfulfrIenD AnD servAnt.

yet when brytonreturneD, he beCAme

my foe,stAtIng publICly

thAt CreIgIAu wAs In Debt,AnD I wAs At fAult. he tookover the sAwmIll, the kovIrI

ContrACt. bryton belIeveD hIm -lAzAre swore on the prophet

lebIoDA

reConCIlewIth your

brother. you neeDto - for reAsons

of stAte

even moreso gIven thAt

lADy sArlAIt IsCArryIng your

ChIlD.

revenge? orCurIosIty? no, wAIt Itmustve Been someConvoluteD CoDe

of ethICs.

who Does,then? whAt possesseD

you to kIll thAtboy the other

nIght?

I I CAnImpose my wIll,CommAnD them

yet sometImes theIrblooDlust It worksboth wAys

and itLL onLy getworse. Is thAt whAt you

wAnt? eventuAlly, towns-folk wIll Come to kIll

the Beast thats takingbreAD from theIr

mouths.

I know buti neednt expLainmyself to you.

leAve,wItCher.forget thIs

plACe.

sArlAIt?thAt hellIsh whore

AnD nymphomAnIAC? my ChIlD?hAlf the men At Court CoulD

be the fAther! no mAtter.thank you, WitCher. youve openedmy eyes. its not Bryton

who Deserves DeAth.


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?!

gerAltof rIvIA? I Arrest

you for AssAultIngCAstellAn

lAzAre.

Arrest me?you AnD whAt

Army?

kInDly setAsIDe your steel,

sIr.

the CAstellAnwIll wAIt,

honorAbleherAlD.

bAronDe CreIgIAu wIshes

to see the wItCherImmeDIAtely.


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A ConspIrACy!Is thAt so,wItCher?

yes,A ConspIrACy.

not surprIseD,mLord?

not espeCIAlly.only now Do I seethIngs CleArly.

lIttle wonDerthAt my wIfe Detests

me. As lAzAre woulDhAve It, It wAs I who

Wanted antonsDeAth.

I IssueDno suCh orDer.

blooD runs thICk, wItCher.verIly, I sAy to thee thAt

thou shAlt lovethy fAmIly.

no mAtterwhAt?

I see, soyou know About

my fAther

woulD youbelIeve he reveAleDthe truth to me only

Just before I wentoff to wAr?

lAzArelIveD wIth

the seCret forA DeCADe. loyAlty,

I unDerstAnD,but to the poIntof poisoning ones

wIfe?

you mustknow... CreIgIAu

men hAve AlwAys hADtrouble... the numberof nAsty ConCoCtIonsI hAD to try before

I fInAlly...

to no AvAIl.know whAt A mAn feels

when he reAlIzes he wIllsIre no ChIlDren

AnD hAs lost All hopeAt retAInIng hIs

estAte?

I thoughtmy fathers Longtime

frIenD A rIghteous mAn,one who woulD ACCept

the wIll of the heAvenswere I to hAve An heIr.

I never thoughthe CoulD beso AmbItIous.

yet hesChemeD

feroCIously,AnD the resultsAre unexpeCteD.

didntyou?


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unDerstAnD -everyone knows

who or whAtAnton hAsbeCome... they

know thAthe kIlleD those

people. hAve

I Any ChoICe?

the prophetlebIoDA CommAnDs us

to proteCt our fAmIlyAnD Its gooD nAme.

I Am A CreIgIAu.

I hAve subJeCts,I hAve lAnDs my fAmIly

Does not enD wIth mybrother.

WhatsstoppIng you from

senDIng heAvIlyArmeD men Into

the forest? whAt knotwAs I to severwIth my sworD?

enough,wItCher. thAnk

you for the lesson.AnD for the

ConversAtIon.

lADysArlAIt.

yes, mylIttle

sArlAItshe hAs

erreD. shebelIeves

IsheDetests

you

when she mIsCArrIeD,I felt shAme I knew I wAs AtfAult. now I feAr thAt were

Anton to return,she woulD

...ChoosehIm

love her not,thAt ours Is A mAr-rIAge of ConvenIenCe.

thAt Is untrue.

I belIeve thIsCAn be resolveD.

wIth your Consent,mLord, i WouLd gLadLy

meDIAte.

its untrue Whatthey sAy of wItChers. mAy

the prophet lebIoDA rewArDyou upon yourDeAth

id rather thathAppeneD A bIt

eArl


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sAve yourselves!anton de CreigiaussummoneD Demons

from hell!

mIster hurgAn!

nonhumAn though youAre, JoIn us In theshelter.

let the noblesslAy eACh other.

its not ourConCern!

Is thIs A

nonhumAnmAssACre?

I, sIr, refuseto hIDe whAtever

the CAse.


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tAkethAt! AArgh!

whAtyou BaWLin Bout,

womAn? ugh,humAns

whAt IsgoIng on?

DAmmIt!my sIlversworD

its himits anton!

murDer!

not vIA thegAte the tunnel,

perhAps

how DIDhe get In?

lower theportCullIs!

quICkly!

AAArgh!

mIght As wellbe mADe

of twIgs


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AntonIs thAt you?CAn you heAr

me?

I know It wAsLazares doing.

he wIll be punIsheD.I woulD never

whAt?I

I knowI know

everythIng.

Anton, ItWasnt Bryton

dont forCeme to

?!

you dontunDerstAnD.

out of my wAy,I wAnt onlyone DeAth.

hers!


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she CArrIesyet one moreCreIgIAu, onemore beAst.

CurseD blooDCourses through

our veIns,brother.

Are youmAD? how hAsshe offenDeD

you?

the lyCAnthropygene CoulD bereCessIve. you

Cant knoW

wItCher,stAy outof thIs.

blImey,pure

meloDrAmAAnton!the ChIlDIs yours!

sArlAIt!run! hIDe!

mLords,let us speAk.Were sure to find

A Compro

out of my wAy,serpent. I shAll spAreyou, But my Cats arent

AlwAys obeDIent.

no!you swore!

stAy Alert,hurgan. its

Aboutto stArt


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mArCAs?son, why Are

you here?

I let hIm In!through thetunnel In the

ruIns.I heArD you

Confess to thewItCher.

brother,you knew of our

fAther AnD DID nA-ught? whAt were you

proteCtIng?hIs memory?

so mAny lIvesyou whoresonsDeserve eACh

other.

son, All I DIDI DID for you

Why?! i dontwAnt thIs CAstle!

I wAnt nothIngfrom you!I hAte you!

you sworeto gIve me hIs

heAD, unCle.

It Isyours!

Are you sure,mLord? theresno Way youLL

wItCherproteCt

sArlAIt.youLL Be safeon the wAlls

but Imust try,

mustnt i?

hurgAn!


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mArCAs,my son

your mother,I wAs Deeply...

ugh!

unDerstAnD,reAsons of

stAte

up thestAIrs,quICk!

iLL notlet youI love

I know.

buthe wIllAnton

!!!

I pIss on AnyreAsons

thAt AbsolveA murDerer.


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DAmmIt


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theresmuCh I CoulD

forgive, But iLLnever forgIve you

for poIsonIngmother!

wereCAt!


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?! but

no! no!mArCAs! son,

I beg you

no, thIsCAnnot be

All I DIDmArCAs


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sAtIsfIeD?hAs JustICe

been serveD?

I AlwAys DIDhIs wIll, obeyeD hIs

CommAnDs. but whenmother pAsseD AwAyAnD he founD thAt

hAlf-elf

he loveDher AnD Antonmore thAn lIfe

Itself AnD IbeCAme...I merely wAnteD

to mAke hIm prouD.AnD to love,As fIerCely

as he Loved antonsmother.

I belIeveDsArlAIt

woulDreCIproCAte?

wAs I AskIngtoo muCh?

reAsonsof stAte rArelyhAve muCh to Do

wIth JustICe.

DAmneD reAsonsof stAte. sAfeguArD

thy fAmIly AnD ItsgooD nAme?


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but II Do

youLL neverbe CertAIn.

the lyCAnthropygene mIght reveAl

Itself, but It CoulD

Also remAInlAtent.

so perhApsI shoulD

Abort? After All,It CoulD be?

whAtDo you ADvIse,

wItCher?

It CoulD, butit doesnt have to.A lot DepenDs on

the pArents.But im

no ADvIsor.im a WitCher.


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CREDiTS


scriptMicha Gaek

art

arkadiusz kliMek

colorsukasz poller

speech Balloonspart studio

editinGtoMasz koodziejczak,Maciej nowak-kreyer,

katarzyna Gwiazda

translationjerzy Gorthuar Miaek

Borys puGacz-Muraszkiewicz

wordinGjerzy Gorthuar Miaek

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prooFreadinGBorys puGacz-Muraszkiewicz

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