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ComiC book
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Based on the novels Byandrzej sapkowski
script: Micha Gaekart: arkadiusz kliMekcolors: ukasz poller
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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...
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DoIreAnn?
By LeBiodasbeArD...
no!pleAse, no!
help!
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Creigiau, in the
DuChy of Malleore,
one Month later...
wItCherneeDeDurgently.
ive gota feeLing WeLL get
somethIng outof thIs trIp tothe mountAIns,
roACh.
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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.
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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?
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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!
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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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?! 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!
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I-I-Is thAtthe leshy?
yourenot the oneim hunting,
kItty
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Is It Done?by lebIoDA!I thoughtid die of
look out
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no!
mArCAs,DAmmIt!
ClImbA tree!
By LeBiodasbeArD! whAt
Is thAt?!
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CAll offyour CAts. I hAve
no quArrel wIth you,lyCAnthrope.
hAve Ityour wAy.
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Anton?!
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
?!
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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?
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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.
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whADDAyAwAnt, wAnDerer?the CAstellAn
sleeps.
Wha? Whatreyou...?! ugh!
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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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Based on the novels Byandrzej sapkowski
w: M Gaek
dg , mg ,m b . F m g kkk mb mg. e v m m b g(2003) b Gm M . c- am (2007) d (2007) m b .s e m a (2009). a i - g (2008) b - . F art s g,
m g, g- m b. h m b g smb w g (2003) hm -b (2004).
a: a kliMek
cm b g - art s g. c b g -m b (x. B & rm um) (x. t n F t, aw,n pb). pm -g b m b, G egF (2006), Fm p om(2008) e m a (e- 2: w r, 2009). h mb g lq-a (2005), c-
g (2007) 11/11 = i(2007).
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cm b g - art s g. c g b (x. t n F- t, tm F t, d- d Bm: em a-g #2). pm b a km . tg , mg , Fm p om (2008). a b g em a 3: t sf (2010).
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CREDiTS
Based on the novels Byandrzej sapkowski
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
Borys puGacz-Muraszkiewicz
prooFreadinGBorys puGacz-Muraszkiewicz
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roBert dBrowskiwww.MadGraFik.pl
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