Chapter 651 (2/2)

The fortress had seen better daysThe main body and the moat of the fortress have wasted away, and a cold wind blew through the wide spacious hallsOnly a feitchers were living there

However,the infamous ”Gauntlet” near Kaer Morhen

Kaer Morhen had initially been home to 23 witchers and 40 studentsHowever, a bunch of fanatics, their hatred incited by slanderous publications of the witchers had attacked the fortressWith the help of ed to capture the fortress and turn it into ruinsMost of the witchers were slainVesemir [3] (Geralt's teacher) survived, only because he had hid a the corpses

The skeletons that res were left behind as a reminder of a massacre that occurred as a result of hatred

The fortress was never repairedIt becaotten piece of the worldThe last feitchers who lived inside the fortress would usually return to Kaer Morhen during winterHowever, they would venture out across the globe during spring

This was the base camp of the witchers from the School of the WolfGeralt was considered to be the central figure of the schoolHis charruffest of witchers to warood friendGeralt was soths to help people, and that sincerity won people over

At that moment, only Vesemir was present at the dilapidated fortressThe other witchers have not yet returnedEven Geralt had returned earlier than usual because he decided to adopt these two girls

Vesemir was the oldest and most experienced witcher across the continentHe was the last master from the School of the Wolf who possessed the secret to the Trial of the Grasses [4]Swords, he was a master of it allAlmost all the current witchers had started off as his disciplesThey were sons to him, and they revered hiendary, that he was even on the Gwent playing cardsHe belonged to a neutral card, but he only had 6 attack pointsThey had probably taken his age into consideration…

Although Vesehly honed co experiencecards were, 'If you're to be hanged, ask for waterAnything can happen before they fetch it'

When Geralt saw Vese out to welcoed girls, Cirilla and Olivia were shy around strangersFurthermore, Kaer Morhen looked like it would fall apart at any momentIt did not seem very safe to live in

Olivia was not too worriedShe treated it as another et rid of the fog of warAlso, exploring the map would reward her with skill rewardsShe could take advantage of her youth and travel with her old dad, GeraltShe could huntthe map, wasn't that wonderful?

In the future when she controls a country and raises an ar would escape her sightWho could stop her aruard raised upShe was still expending a great deal of energy, vigilantly studying her surroundingsShe had not yet opened up her heart to Geralt who had exhibited sotheir journey

Now, the witcher who faced thenarly and meanOver his shoulder stood the dark shape of a ruined fortressShe could not help feeling that she had been brought to a monster's den with her sister

Perhaps with time, the wound in Cirilla's heart would slowly healIt was fortunate that her dear sister was still alive and beside herIf not, she th to carry on by herself

Translation note:

[1] ”Axii Sign” (亚克席法印) is a sin comprised of a hypnotic effect and is used by witchersIt can cal thedodoest country in the Continent, next to Nilfgaard)

[3] ”Vesemir” (维瑟米尔) was the oldest and most experienced witcher at Kaer Morhen in the 13th century and acted as a father figure to Geralt and the other witchersLike many of the other witchers, he spent each winter in the fortress and set out on the path when spring arrived

[4] ”Trial of the Grasses” (青草试炼秘密) was an incredibly painful trial to which young witcher apprentices were subjectedIt required the consurasses” and affected the physiology of the subjectGeralt always rode on a horse called RadishThis was the most loyal horse a man could possibly ask forNo le whistleCirilla and Olivia rode on another horseGeralt was highly protective of his daughtersHe would use the Axii Sign [1] to keep the wild horse under control whenever they were on oneThat way, the horse would not be liable to buck his daughters off suddenlyThats rightGeralt was rather poorHe could not buy them a horseThe most he could do was capture sohters ride itGeralt was exasperatedHis adventures paid a fair bit of coin, so where did all thecards? But he wasnt he a er traveled soloHe had two adoptive daughters now, soaway faster than he could tellHe would have to plan in detail when it cahtThey did not drink milk anymoreAnyways, even if he had to suffer, he would never allow his daughters to suffer! Especially OliviaGeralt hoped that he could see the arrogant princess, one as so full of energyHowever, after going through the Massacre of Cintria, Olivia was never the same as beforeWell, that would be how a norh such hardshi+pOnce again, OliviaskillsShe acted as if she was as cheerful as before, but h that anyone would think that she was faking a sh the first layer of deceit, but not her actingAs her adopted father, his heart bled for herIt could have turned out better if he took the the Law of Surprise, back when he could use itWho could have thought that the ould turn out so horribly? Therefore, Geralt wanted to be a good father, no matter how difficult it wasHe wanted to becoAt thatshe could smell was her sisters scentIt seemed so sisterly, so ordinary, that Geralt did not think much of itGeralt had heard their storyOlivia had described in detail on how Cirilla and her got through horrible ordeals to live through the war, and how Cirilla had saved her from deathSuch bonds would be unbreakable - they would never leave each others sidesIf not, one of the Geralt, while the other would have peacefully reht not have lived luxuriously, but at least she could live a happy life without any proble the riverThey passed by a gully and set foot on a mountainous roadFro a pile of stone wallsSome walls had cru their foundations, a feers and gates, and a thick, heavy, cylindrically shaped main tower Kaer Morhen in Elder Speech meant Old Sea FortressIt had been named like so because the fortress was built on land that used to be subed in waterThere was the presence of fossilized sea creatures in the stonesThis fortress stood at the edge of the civilized worldIt was located in the dootten it, and fe the way to the fortressThis here the witchers trained, and it was also their homeThe fortress had seen better daysThe main body and the moat of the fortress have wasted away, and a cold wind blew through the wide spacious hallsOnly a feitchers were living there However,the infamous Gauntlet near Kaer MorhenKaer Morhen had initially been home to 23 witchers and 40 studentsHowever, a bunch of fanatics, their hatred incited by slanderous publications of the witchers had attacked the fortressWith the help of ed to capture the fortress and turn it into ruinsMost of the witchers were slainVesemir [3] (Geralts teacher) survived, only because he had hid a the corpsesThe skeletons that res were left behind as a reminder of a massacre that occurred as a result of hatredThe fortress was never repairedIt becaotten piece of the worldThe last feitchers who lived inside the fortress would usually return to Kaer Morhen during winterHowever, they would venture out across the globe during springThis was the base camp of the witchers from the School of the WolfGeralt was considered to be the central figure of the schoolHis charruffest of witchers to warood friendGeralt was soths to help people, and that sincerity won people overAt that moment, only Vesemir was present at the dilapidated fortressThe other witchers have not yet returnedEven Geralt had returned earlier than usual because he decided to adopt these two girlsVesemir was the oldest and most experienced witcher across the continentHe was the last master from the School of the Wolf who possessed the secret to the Trial of the Grasses [4]Swords, he was a master of it allAlmost all the current witchers had started off as his disciplesThey were sons to him, and they revered hiendary, that he was even on the Gwent playing cardsHe belonged to a neutral card, but he only had 6 attack pointsThey had probably taken his age into consideration… Although Vesehly honed co experiencecards were, If youre to be hanged, ask for waterAnything can happen before they fetch itWhen Geralt saw Vese out to welcoirls, Cirilla and Olivia were shy around strangersFurthermore, Kaer Morhen looked like it would fall apart at any momentIt did not seem very safe to live inOlivia was not too worriedShe treated it as anotherof warAlso, exploring the map would reward her with skill rewardsShe could take advantage of her youth and travel with her old dad, GeraltShe could huntthe map, wasnt that wonderful? In the future when she controls a country and raises an ar would escape her sightWho could stop her aruard raised upShe was still expending a great deal of energy, vigilantly studying her surroundingsShe had not yet opened up her heart to Geralt who had exhibited sotheir journeyNow, the witcher who faced thenarly and meanOver his shoulder stood the dark shape of a ruined fortressShe could not help feeling that she had been brought to a monsters den with her sisterPerhaps with time, the wound in Cirillas heart would slowly healIt was fortunate that her dear sister was still alive and beside herIf not, she th to carry on by herselfTranslation note: [1] Axii Sign (亚克席法印) is a sin comprised of a hypnotic effect and is used by witchersIt can cal thedodoest country in the Continent, next to Nilfgaard)[3] Vesemir (维瑟米尔) was the oldest and most experienced witcher at Kaer Morhen in the 13th century and acted as a father figure to Geralt and the other witchersLike many of the other witchers, he spent each winter in the fortress and set out on the path when spring arrived[4] Trial of the Grasses (青草试炼秘密) was an incredibly painful trial to which young witcher apprentices were subjectedIt required the consurasses and affected the physiology of the subject