The Witcher: Darkness Falls

"How is it? Did you wait?"

Visenna asked without turning her head as she packed her things.

Behind her, Ciri stood outside the door, having just returned from the ruins of Styggar Castle.

She shook her head and said, "No, it looks like he has already been here. Are you ready to leave?"

Visenna had already packed up the crucible, clothes, and some other tools, which filled about two boxes.

"Yes, I had planned to leave these few days before you came. Now that things here are resolved, it's time for me to go back. After all, I have been away from the Druid Circle for a long time." Visenna said.

Xirui knew about Visenna's departure four days ago.

Moreover, she also learned the reason why Visenna came here from the north.

In order to deal with the magical pollution incident in Styga Castle, it seems that this matter has something to do with her.

When she was rescued from Styggar Castle by Geralt, she heard something from Triss Merigold.

At the beginning, Triss only mentioned it once and then stopped talking about it.

Back then on the island of Thanedd, wizards led by Vigolfortz betrayed the Brotherhood of Warlocks, and brought in the Scoia'tael and Nilfgaard soldiers, resulting in the deaths of many wizards.

Since then, the Brotherhood of Warlocks has existed in name only.

Philippa Eilhart then formed the Lodge of Sorceresses, hoping that the Lodge would completely replace the Brotherhood of Sorcerers, lead all wizards, and form a country controlled by wizards.

In order to prove that the Coven of Sorceresses had this ability, Philippa led several witches, including Triss, to raid Styga Castle, just to kill Vigfortz.

As a result, they got the wrong information, went to the wrong place, and therefore arrived late.

When Philippa and others arrived at Stygga Castle, Vilgefortz had already been killed by Geralt, and they had been away for some time.

Finally, in order to cover up her failure, Philippa ordered her people to destroy this place and announced to the outside world that they had successfully attacked Styga Castle.

In fact, in Styga Castle at that time, Viggofortz and most of the wizards were already dead, and only a few were cleaning up the mess.

Their raid was a complete joke.

However, the magical pollution here was caused at that time.

If Styga Castle had not been destroyed, there would be no magical pollution and Visenna would not have come here.

"How are you going to take these things with you? You can't do it alone, right?" Xi Rui said.

The two large boxes in front of me didn't look light at all.

"Don't worry, Angel will help me." Visenna said.

Xirui frowned slightly: "Angel? Your servant? I didn't see him..."

Call——

Just then, Kelby's panicked voice was heard from outside the door.

"Kelby is in danger!" Xirui immediately drew out her steel sword and rushed out.

The next moment, she saw two unusually large wolves appear in front of Visenna's cabin.

Especially the black wolf, it was almost as big as his Kelpie!

"This...Kelby is back!" Xi Rui shouted.

Kelby broke free of the reins that bound him and ran off into the woods.

"Graff, go!" Visenna hurried out of the cabin and gave Graff an order.

"Woo woo~" Graf hummed softly and chased after the Kelby who was running away in the forest.

"What's going on?" Xirui was surprised. She looked at the black wolf looking at her, and the other's eyes were full of wisdom.

"Its name is Angel, the helper I just mentioned. I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance." Visenna said with a little apology.

Xirui was amazed. She looked at the huge black wolf in front of her and asked excitedly: "Can I touch it? It's incredible. I have never seen such a huge wolf!"

"Of course," Visenna said.

Xirui was delighted and excited. She approached cautiously, bending down and stretching out her hand.

The black wolf stared at Xirui, baring its fangs.

"Don't worry about Angora, she's not hostile." Visenna comforted her.

Xirui seemed to realize something and quickly threw the steel sword aside.

She raised her hands and said, "I'm just interested in you, I have no hostility."

The black wolf lowered his head and no longer showed resistance.

Ciri stroked the Angora's coarse, shiny fur with delight.

Visenna introduced: "It is a mutant among the wolves. When I picked it up, it was very weak and dying. I didn't expect it to grow so big now."

Xi Rui stroked the black wolf and said, "Mutants have a chance to be stronger than their own kind, but the price is that it is difficult for them to reproduce.

The stronger the gene, the harder it is to pass on. This is the law of nature."

Visenna nodded, she agreed with this.

Call——

With the trembling neigh of the horse, Graf bit the reins and led Kelby back.

Kelby was shaking all over, obviously frightened by Graf.

Ciri gestured to Kelby and cast a small spell, and Kelby immediately calmed down.

"You're not using the witcher's sign, are you?" Visenna asked.

While stroking Kelby's face, Xirui replied, "Yes, I haven't used the Demon Hunter Sign for a long time. This is the calming magic that Triss taught me, which is equivalent to an upgraded version of the Axis Sign.

However, it is said that when wizards created the Axis Seal, they also drew on this low-level magic."

"It seems so." Visenna had also heard about this matter.

She went into the house and took out the boxes, and Xirui hurried over to help.

The two boxes were very heavy, but when tied to Angora they did not feel like a burden at all.

"Are you leaving now?" Xi Rui asked.

Visenna nodded and said, “Yes, things here are done, I should go back.

If you want to continue waiting for the witcher, I can lend you this cabin.

I have already informed the surrounding villagers that I am leaving, and they will not come to disturb you."

Visenna was about to leave after she finished speaking, but she suddenly turned around and said, “I think… the demon hunter you are looking for is probably Leon. He set out from here two and a half months ago.

If you came from Tegamo a month and a half ago, then Leon might have arrived in Tegamo in the previous month.

So... the villager who told you that the witchers were heading south was probably lying."

Xirui frowned. She had thought about this question in the past few days, and what Visenna said was very likely.

The demon hunter she is looking for is most likely Leon!

"Thank you. I will wait for another day. If I don't meet the witcher, I will catch up with you. Maybe I can help you with my ability. This way you can be faster. Then we can go to Toussaint and celebrate May Day..." said Ciri.

Visenna shook her head and said, "No, I don't plan to go to Toussaint, and I have no interest in May Festival. Thank you for your kindness. I will go alone from now on. Thank you very much."

Ciri was a little disappointed. She had a good impression of Visenna. She didn't know if it was because she was from the same generation as her grandmother, or if it was something else, but she felt a sense of familiarity with her.

"Well, good luck to you then," said Ciri.

Visenna smiled and nodded, "You too."

……

On the other side, after four days of sailing upstream, Lyon and his companions finally entered Toussaint.