(At Kaer Morhen)
(Vesemir is petting a horses mane when it starts to jump onto it's hind legs)
Vesemir: Woah now. There there. It's a- What the-?
(Geralt, Arivan, and Ciri come out of a portal)
(Ciri looks around with a smile on her face, seeing everything is as she remembered it)
(She runs up to Vesemir laughing, and hugs him)
(Vesemir spins Ciri around as he hugs her)
Vesemir: Welcome back, child
Yennefer: Ah! Ciri! (Laughing)
(Yennefer and Ciri hug)
Yennefer: My, you've grown beautiful!
Vesemir: Well, no point in standing around. Time to go greet the others
Ciri: You've not changed a bit. Any of you. All just like I remembered. Except for Arivan
Arivan: Can't argue there. I got better at magic, and I have a beard
Triss: Little sis!
(Triss and Ciri hug)
(Yennefer grabs Geralt and kisses him)
(Triss glares at Yennefer)
Vesemir: Everyone's here, everyone you asked for help. Avallac'h is resting in the tower. No reason to do this out here. Come inside
(Geralt, Arivan, Ciri, Vesemir, Yennefer, and Triss head inside)
Geralt: Thanks for coming, Triss. It's good to see you again
Triss: Thank Yennefer. She's the one who invited me
Yennefer: There will be time to talk later. We should confer now
(Gathered at Kaer Morhen is Geralt, Arivan, Ciri, Triss, Yennefer, Vesemir, Lambert, Eskel, Coen, Keira, Avallac'h, Zoltan, Roche, Ves, Hjalmar, Ermion, Letho, Gaetan, Dandelion, some random soldiers, and a bunch of random witchers from various schools)
(Everyone gets together to talk in a council)
(Except Dandelion doesn't contribute a whole lot except for writing songs and documenting the council)
Arivan: This has to be the highest concentration of witchers I've ever seen in one place
Ciri: I just wish it were under better circumstances
Avallac'h: Shh. The council is starting
Geralt: Thank you all for coming. The wild hunt will be here soon. They're coming for Ciri. They want to take her. We'll stop them
Lambert: How do you even know the hunt will show?
Ciri: They always know where I am. And they can move from place to place in an instant
Eskel: So, what's the plan, wolf?
Geralt: There isn't an enormous number of us, but I'd trust any of you with my life. If we all work together, we'll defeat the hunt. Everyone will have a task
Arivan: Can you specify?
Geralt: When they attack, Yen will dome the fortress with a magic shield. The hunt will be forced to land outside the walls
Lambert: If they're dispersed out in the woods, we could hunt down small groups of riders
Geralt: Exactly. Got our first volunteer for the hunting party. I'm the second
Letho: Count me in too. Always believed attack is the best defense
Arivan: I'm in too
Yennefer: The hunt will try to penetrate into the fortress through navigator portals. I can do nothing against this kind of magic, so you'll need to find and close as many as you can while you're hunting in the woods
Geralt: Lambert can make us demerritium bombs. Remember the formula?
Lambert: Of course
Yennefer: Excellent. Yrden should work on the portals as well. I shall also give you each an amulet. Snap them in half, and you'll become invisible while you remain still or move slowly. Engage, and the hunt will see you. Apart from that, they will be able to hear you and smell you. If you come across a large unit, do not attack. Signal Triss, and she'll provide support
Triss: I'll look for your signal. As soon as I see it, I'll rain fire on the forest
Geralt: Ciri's the most important part in all this. The wild hunt's after her. And we have to defend her at all costs
Ciri: What do I do?
Yennefer: Stay inside the keep. If they break through, come inside, and we'll all converge to help you
Ciri: Out of the question. I can look after myself
Vesemir: No one doubts that, child. But remember the most important moment when hunting a monster?
Ciri: Wait for an opportunity...
Arivan: Actually, I'm with Ciri on this one. We could definitely use her help
Geralt: Alright then. But don't let her out of your sight. Got it?
Group: Got it
(Ciri smiles at Arivan, and he gives a soft smile back)
Triss: After the council I'll give you an amulet of your own. If you use it, a ball of fire will land near where you're standing. Just in case
Geralt: If the battle goes sideways and the hunt puts us on the defensive, we'll pull back and make a stand at the gates. The inner courtyard is our last line of defense. If we don't stop them there, then we're doomed. Now the rest of the plan. What else do we have that we can use?
Roche: Since you plan to ambush the hunt in the woods, I could dig some trapping pits. Blue stripes style
Ves: Deep as the dark abyss. Bottoms bristling with sharpened stakes
Zoltan: I brought this mahakaman mix. Flamable as bone dry saltpeter, and it ploughin' sticks to anything. We can fill some barrels, stack em in a narrow passage and fire em up at an opportune moment
Ermion: Do you know we stand on a vast deposit of gas? If need be, I could open cracks in the earth and create explosions. I would need to prepare though
Vesemir: There's the laboratory and the workshop
Eskel: Only thing to remember is we've got limited resources and even less time
Gaetan: We need to decide what kind of weaponry will be the most useful against the wild hunt
Vesemir: Absolutely. We need to assign some weaponry to the lab and the workshop
Geralt: Who needs access to the lab?
Vesemir: I do. I started brewing some potions. I'd like to finish if you don't mind
Eskel: Gaetan and I could prepare more of those witcher's traps, but I'd need all the lab equipment
Geralt: There aren't many of us, so we'll need to prepare as many traps as possible
(Eskel and Gaetan fist bump)
Arivan: You can use my alchemy set, Vesemir. It's in my room on the table
Vesemir: Good man. Now, lets talk about the workshop. We've got that breach in the wall fixed, but we'll need all our tools to clear rubble from the armory. The roof caved in a couple of years back. There's some excellent swords in there. Swords that we could use
Lambert: Fortifying that breach seems just as important. They break through there, the siege will be over awfully quickly
Geralt: We'll need weapons that can pierce the hunt's armor
Coen: Then we gotta clear the armory
Arivan: I have a suggestion. I could fortify the wall with my magic. You guys can get the swords from the armory. We have the manpower
Coen: We won't have to do much else
Vesemir: Everything settled?
Geralt: Yes, settled. Everyone else, help out where needed and find a defensive position when the time comes. Lets get to work
Vesemir: Lets sum up. Yennefer will create a magic barrier to repel the main assault. That should push the opposing forces into the woods. That's where Geralt, Lambert, Arivan, and Letho will be waiting. They'll use dimeritium bombs to close the navigator's portals and stop as many warriors as possible from entering the fortress. Triss will be waiting for their signal, then she'll give the riders hell. All others will repel any foes who make it inside the fortress's walls
Geralt: Anything goes wrong, we abandon the outer courtyard and pull back to the keep
Dandelion: Are you perhaps short of a marble? If the hunt gets to the keep it's game over
Geralt: I know. Just remember. Eredin can't get his hands on Ciri. That's what's most important. Lets look at a map of the fortress and figure out the specific details
(Everyone gathers round the map)
(Time skip a few hours)
(Roche, Ves, and the soldiers create some spike pit traps)
(Zoltan makes some exploding barrels)
(Ermion prepares the cracks in the earth)
(Eskel and Gaetan prepare some traps)
(Vesemir brews some potions)
(Yennefer, Triss, Avallac'h, and Keira all build up some magical energy)
(Geralt, Letho, Lambert, Coen, Letho, Arivan, Ciri, Dandelion, and the witchers clear the armory and fortify the walls)
(After everything is done, Geralt and Lambert go over everything in the armory)
Geralt: I can't help but feel like we've overlooked something
Lambert: Then don't think about it
Geralt: How are the preparations coming along?
Lambert: Everything's almost ready. We'll definitely be ready when the wild hunt comes
(Geralt sighs)
Geralt: I'm exposing all of you to danger. Unnecessarily
Lambert: Everyone here volunteered. No one's here that doesn't want to be. You worry too much. Wipe that frown off your face. We'll make it
Geralt: Ciri's my daughter, Lambert. You know I can't help but worry. We're short on meteorite steel swords
Lambert: We've got enough for everyone. Here. Vesemir dug this up for you
(Lambert hands Geralt a sword)
Lambert: Gnome forged blade. Cross guard's elven handiwork. Cuts through armor like butter
Geralt: Thanks. For everything
Lambert: I'll saddle the horses. Come once you're ready to head into the woods. I know we're taking Letho with us. You know my opinion
(Lambert walks away)
Geralt: Ciri. Got a minute?
Ciri: Oh. Serious talk coming
Geralt: We won't let them take you, you know that right? None of us will
Ciri: I know. Don't treat me like a child
Geralt: I didn't even do that were one
(Geralt smirks)
Ciri: I like it when you smile. You should smile more. Come here
(Geralt and Ciri hug)
Geralt: Everything will be alright