Cintra falls under the onslaught of Nilfgaard. Queen Calanthe is killed. With the only surviving legitimate heir of Cintra—the granddaughter of Calanthe, Ciri—begins a real hunt: people in the service of the kings of the nearby states, sorcerers, the Nilfgaardian mercenary Riens—all of them want to get Ciri into their hands. Geralt, the Witcher, manages to find the girl first and send her to a secret hideout. After that, he decides to find out why Ciri is so important to everyone.