After grabbing his weapon and cutting free from the monster’s grip, Geralt arises out of the water and kills the creature.
The King and Queen discuss the possibility of Cirilla becoming queen of the kingdom should it fall to Nilfgaard, their southern neighbor with whom they are warring.
However, this only lasts for a short time and the 100 Cintran citizens in the castle are brutally killed by the Nilfgaardians.
Cirilla is told by Calanthe to escape and find Geralt, as he is her destiny.