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"It was the tell-tale sign as always - of people with power, putting themselves above the rule of man," sighed Eve, rubbing her forehead. It was not an encounter, she liked to recall. "Radovid wasn't completely at false - when he had his men assault the Lodge. Namely cause the Lodge WAS in earnest plotting to assassinate Demavend."

"Namely cause the mages believed, he was upsetting the balance of power in the North. As for that, they had hired a Witcher - the Kingslayer to kill Demavend. But the man didn't stop there and killed Foltest too, sorry," she sighed. "The mages were planning then to use their influence and 'build' or have form their own nation. Not sure, how that would have worked out - but it was supposed to form around the Pontar Valley I'd guess."

"So in short. The mages were responsible for starting this incident...but the escalation can be blamed on the Kingslayer and his master. Emhyr vas Emrys - the Emperor of Nilfgaard. The mages were just stupid enough, to leave evidence to blame them for everything," spoke Eve. "Guess it's my turn then."

"What was that mercenary and sign all about? And that brand? You got any old enemies, that you fear are working against your people?" asked Eve, as they continued along the trail towards Vizima.