Blood of Elves

Triss assures the witchers that the Brotherhood of Sorcerers no longer hunts down Sources, and she has no intention of taking Ciri away or betraying her whereabouts. Lambert doubts Ciri is a Source because she cannot perform witcher signs, which require the bare minimum of magical ability or skill. Triss explains that a Source channels magical energy just as unwittingly as they absorb it, which can be highly dangerous. Vesemir discloses an incident wherein Ciri accidentally drank White Seagull, a mild elixir, and began speaking incomprehensibly in an altered voice. Geralt shares a similar story of Ciri experiencing a trance after a fall in training knocked her unconscious. He also says Ciri awoke from a nightmare and prophesized his death and Coën’s.

Triss knowingly gives Ciri a glass of White Seagull to drink. Using a magic amulet, Triss forges a psychic connection with Ciri during her trance. In Ciri’s mind, Triss watches shadowy figures march by Sodden Hill, and she recognizes her fellow mages who died in battle. Triss sees Ciri holding the Rose of Shaerrawedd; the thorn pricks Ciri’s hand and blood runs down the lifeline in her palm. In an altered voice, Ciri says, “It is only blood.