Vincent and Mako returned as they changed back into their Au-Ra-form. They enter Kaer Morhen and see the people stack up the corpses before burning them.
"It seems we won this battle, but the war is still not over," says Vincent seeing that some of his children were injured from the battle making Vincent happy as he hadn't lost one of them.
"We know that. But where will be the next battle is the question," says Mako as they entered the courtyard.
The people were healing the injured as Mina and Lucia followed by Yennefer, Geralt, and Ciri went to meet Vincent and Mako.
"We have won for now," says Geralt as Vincent nods.
"But they will return. They are really desperate to get Ciri we could see that when we killed one of their commanders they showed their desperation sending more men into the courtyard to destroy the golden shield," says Lucia as Vincent could see fresh blood on her hands and mouth.
"Do you need some of my blood?" asks Vincent as Lucia shakes her head.
"I still have some vials of blood. But we should worry about the Wild Hunt and where they will resurface again," says Lucia as she was ready to spill some more blood.
"If we really want them to resurface we need to use a bait," says Vincent as everyone looked at Ciri who felt their stare.
"Why is it always me?" asks Ciri as she really didn't want to be the bait.
"We need more firepower to face their whole force. They only send a small force to take Ciri thinking we are defenseless. They will bring their full force this time," says Avallac'h as he joins them.
"Where would be the best place for a final stand?" asks Vincent as he could work it out here.
"The best place would be Skellige. There is nothing but water there and we have powerful allies there. The only thing we need is a ship that can bring us there," says Geralt as Yennefer shakes her head.
"We should go to Novigrad first. We should get the help of the other Sorceresses before going to fight the Wild Hunt. We need as much firepower as possible," says Yennefer as they began to discuss what would be the best course for now.
"We will provide the ship," says Vincent as he had one in mind even if it was retired it could still be used for one last fight.
"You are thinking of using that wrack of a ship," says Mina knowing Vincent.
"It has one last fight in it," says Vincent as the people not from Nirn were confused from hearing Vincent.
"It isn't some ship that barely floats, right?" asks Yennefer as Vincent smiles.
"It was once one of our best warships until we improved them further. Now it is retired at the haven leading to Highwind City," says Vincent as he looked at Avallac'h and continues, "I will need some time as I need to bring it through the portal in Vengenberg."
"We should go and visit Emhyr with Ciri in the meantime," says Geralt as Ciri glared at Geralt.
"Hell no, I am not going to meet that man," says Ciri as Vincent was confused.
"Why would Ciri want to meet the Emperor of Nilfgaard?" asks Vincent as Yennefer and Geralt looked at Ciri.
"You haven't told him about that?" asks Yennefer as she looked at Ciri wanting an answer from her adoptive daughter.
"I didn't think it was important enough to tell them," says Ciri as Geralt and Yennefer sigh from hearing Ciri.
"What is it that Ciri hasn't told us yet?" asks Mina as Yennefer turned to them.
"Ciri is the biological daughter of the Emperor of Nilfgaard making her the next Empress if she wants to be it," says Yennefer making Vincent close his eyes while holding his face because Yennefer just now gave Mina the best reason for Vincent to marry Ciri.
"Why did you have to say it out loud for everyone to hear that," says Vincent annoyed which made Mina only smile brighter.
"Now you have to marry her to solidify your reign over Nilfgaard," says Mina making Ciri who heard that turn rosy.
"Wait, I am no daughter of an Emperor. My parents died in a storm," says Ciri trying to deny her heritage making Mina smile.
"If that is true we can use the Rite of Blood to see if what you said is true," says Mina as it was a simple spell that could be used to confirm if people are related to each other.
It wasn't the first time that someone comes out and pretends to be the son or daughter of the Highwind family members that were adopted by Vincent. Vincent has the blood of every adopted child in vials to prove if one impostor appears. Most of the time they are impostors, but once in a while a real bastard appears between them, making Vincent take them officially into the family.
"We only need a drop of your blood and a drop of his blood and everything will be revealed," says Mina explaining to the group how it worked as Ciri was trying to find some excuse to escape this situation.
"I will accompany you to see the Emperor. That way he and I can talk about the future. I know that he will try to attack Aedirn (Kaedwen and Aedirn) and I don't want to spill too much blood since the dead can't work the fields," says Vincent as received a message from Serana.
He reads it before handing it over to Mina while having a black face while Mina was only laughing from reading it making Yennefer ask, "What is going on?"
"Redania isn't an enemy any longer. Radovid V is about to be executed by burning on a stake by Saskia the Dragonslayer while Adda the White has agreed to marry Vincent," says Mina as she couldn't hold her laugh back from the comedy and drama in her husband's life.
"I suddenly don't want to pull Briin out of Redania. Maybe he can conquer half of it in a month while Nilfgaard conquers the other," says Vincent making Mina put her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't be a baby. You had worse wedding partners," says Mina as Mako nods beside him.
"Mina, Yennefer, and I will go to Vengenberg first, while you and Ciri go with Geralt to meet the Emperor of Nilfgaard. We will meet in Novigrad again," says Mako as she wanted to meet Adda the White.
"But first we need to let the people rest. We fought hard today and we all need some rest. Tomorrow will be a new day and everyone will be able to travel to their destination," says Lucia as the people weren't really exhausted but it wouldn't be intelligent to move now that they fought a battle.
"You are worried that we could be too aggressive in the face of a neutral party because of the adrenaline in our body," says Vincent as he closed his eyes to think before he nods.
"You are right we should stay or I might provoke an unnecessary war," says Vincent knowing himself better.
"I shall inform Briin not to advance and hold his position. If the letter says the truth Redania will enter the Empire making the battle Briin is fighting useless," says Vincent as he wrote a letter and send it via magic to Briin.
Vincent felt now more exhausted than he was before this conversation as he sighs when Mako and Mina take his arms. They drag him away as Mina winks at Yennefer telling her to follow them while Lucia sighs seeing her parents behave like teenagers.
"Let's rejuvenate you tonight, you have earned it after all," says Mina as Lucia was looking at Ciri who seemed jealous of something.
"If you want to join them you should hurry once that door is closed there will be nobody hearing you from the outside as they don't want to be disturbed by anyone while doing it," says Lucia informing Ciri as Geralt was confused when Yennefer entered such an intimate relationship with Vincent.
Ciri, on the other hand, was completely red in the face making Lucia laugh from seeing her reaction as she says, "I now know why he likes you. You are quite innocent sometimes Ciri. But if you want to enter a relationship with the old man you need to make the first move or you will lose your opportunity."
Geralt was surprised to hear that as he looked at Ciri and asks, "Are you interested in him?"
"No, of course not," says Ciri denying it when Geralt looked into her eyes making Ciri avoid them while saying nervously, "Maybe a little bit."
This made Geralt sigh as he didn't know that Ciri was interested that way in Vincent. He then looked at the back of Vincent seeing a man that he couldn't understand.
Vincent was a powerful man that was holding one world in one hand and another different in another, Geralt was asking himself how could such a man be pushed around like that by his wives as he looked at Lucia for an answer.
"You are thinking why he allows himself to be pushed around like that. It's quite simple, he isn't a pushover when he needs to be the leader of the people but when he is in private he should be allowed to rest and just leave all that burden behind," says Lucia as she leaves the last two to see how the injured were faring.
Vincent was in a bathtub he summoned as he was relaxing with the women in it. Yennefer was surprised to not have to use the usual big bucket she would usually use in Kaer Morhen.
"Only nobles have those tubs to show how rich they are," says Yennefer making the two women smile.
"This is a former model of our bathtubs. The bathtubs in Nirn have running water in which you don't have to fetch or even warm the water. You will love it once you are at home. But now that we all are naked how about you give the man a run. That way we can see how good you are," says Mina as Mako picked Yennefer up while Mina prepared Vincent with her hands.
"You couldn't wait until we were in bed?" asks Yennefer teasing them as she freed herself from Mako and placed herself over Vincent and his erected meat.
"It is quite long, will it fit inside me," says Yennefer as she positioned Vincent's dick at her opening when Mako and Mina surprised her by touching her shoulders.
"The faster you have the whole thing inside the faster you can enjoy it," says Mako as both pushed Yennefer down making Vincent's dick enter her at full speed making her moan so loud that the whole castle could hear her.
"There he goes again," says Lucia as she heard Yennefer's moaning making Ciri turn red while Geralt was thinking if she moaned this much when they did it before.