Mysterious forces of Destiny bind Geralt to a girl, a princess named Cirilla. The witcher, not believing in the supernatural, tries to run from his Destiny, but it catches up with him again and again.
Warriors of the emperor, whose lands lie far to the south, move northward and wipe one kingdom after another from the face of the earth. Cirilla, whom many believe dead, is lost in the stream of refugees. Only Geralt, guided by his Destiny, can find her in this hell.