DESTINY'S CHILD

THE CAST OF THE WITCHER DISCUSS WHAT LIES IN STORE FOR THEIR CHARACTERS IN SEASON THREE

- BRYAN CAIRNS

THE TITULAR WARRIOR IN THE WITCHER – GERALT OF RIVIA (Henry Cavill), dubbed the White Wolf due to his pale complexion and hair colour – was created to hunt and kill monsters. His priorities, however, shifted after he unknowingly invoked the Law of Surprise and, consequently, became bound to the unborn child Ciri (Freya Allan) and her destiny. Only recently reuniting with Ciri, Geralt has served as her mentor, father figure and friend. But Ciri’s future remains complicated.

Although she’s trained to be a Witcher, she has emerged as one of the most powerful beings on the Continent, putting a target on her back. Going into The Witcher’s third season, warring factions will stop at nothing to control the supernatural forces she possesses. “Ciri wants to be able to harness her magic,” Allan tells SFX. “She wants to be able to use it for good in the future rather than use it to destroy things. Also, she’s scared of it, so she doesn’t want to be afraid of it any more. Ciri wants to do well, but she’s beginning to get frustrated. She feels like she hasn’t made the progress she wants to have made.”

YENNEFER

Season three – which tackles Andrzej Sapkowski’s novel Time Of Contempt – opens a year after season two’s finale as Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) shuffle from place to place, attempting to establish a home and remain under everyone’s radar.

This family unit, however, still feels the sting of Yennefer’s betrayal. Tapping into forbidden fire magic during the Battle of Sodden Hill left Yennefer powerless. As a result, the desperate sorceress almost sold Ciri to the demon Voleth Meir in exchange for restoring her magic.