Once Graham was brought towards Vincent he removed his memories of what happened since it could break Anabelle's mind if she ever remembers what happened to her.
Then he sends Graham towards Highwind City where he will learn how to fight so the same thing won't happen again and if it happens again Vincent would strike him down before allowing him to stay with his daughter.
Valexus with Briin and Gama already started the campaign against the North. They knew where they had to strike to weaken the enemy. And with the enemies only having little armies compared to what they could bring to the table.
They won quite easily against Caingorn, Malleori, and Talgar who shared borders with Redania. It took them less than a week quite disappointing for Briin who expected some retaliation to train his grandson with an enemy that doesn't fight back.
Soon after their victory the neighbor of Talgar, Velhad, surrendered to the Empire leaving Kovir and Povar the last two Kingdoms of the Alliance in the North standing. But after Velhad surrendered they couldn't fight back.
Kovir has a great navy but what could a navy do against ships that are flying and not in the sea. Povar had nothing it was relying on its allies to survive and had no other way but to surrender as did Kovir making the North all Redania now.
In less than a month did Valexus conquer the Small Kingdom Alliance showing Redania that he managed something that Radovid failed to do.
In the meantime in Novigrad, Ciri still doesn't talk to Vincent after he massacred Crow's Perch. She was happy that Gretka survived but that wouldn't bring all the innocent people back.
Gerald tried to explain to Ciri why Vincent did what he did and that he would have most likely done the same with Yennefer and Vesemir if it happened to her. But she didn't want to hear anything about it.
Vincent didn't speak to her either since it would only make the whole situation worse than it already is between them. Vincent was rather concentrating on the Wild Hunt and Skellige.
Vincent was eating alone at the moment as no one wanted to disturb his concentration when Ciri makes noises while sitting across from him to shake his concentration but Vincent plainly ignored her and continued eating as if Ciri was air.
"Why are you ignoring me?" asks Ciri angry as Vincent didn't answer when Mina walked over to Ciri and patted her shoulder.
"Leave him be or you will burn yourself Ciri," says Mina warning Ciri since Vincent was cold and distant at the moment as he was going over reports.
He buried his own family members after a war showing his sad side but right now he couldn't show any emotion even when he read that one of his family members died at the south front under Lucia's command.
"Why should I leav-," says Cire angry when Yennefer out of all people slapped her cheek bringing her back to the ground.
"I think we all spoiled you too much the last few days because we wanted to improve your mood but don't forget why he is here. It is to help you, if it wasn't for you he would be fighting at the front at the moment and not sit here and read the report of every man and woman that died in this war already," says Yennefer as they still haven't taken sail towards Skellige because the Lodge needed time to prepare for the fight against Wild Hunt.
"I can see how he is trying to help me by killing the people that helped me," says Ciri angry at Yennefer when Geralt and Trish needed to enter as well.
"You should stop Ciri," says Geralt seriously as he thought that Vincent was in the right to do what he did.
"So you are all afraid of him," says Ciri when Vincent hits the table breaking it by accident.
"You are a spoiled child Ciri. You might have been followed by the Wild Hunt for some time but that is all. You never were oppressed by anyone. You never had to flee your home and hide in another country in which everyone hated you for what you are for 200 years and you never had to fear for food on your table," says Vincent speaking to Ciri in a commanding tone.
He was not her friend right now but her Teacher as he stood up and walked towards Ciri while radiating the aura of an Emperor now and says, "Do you know how many people died on the front line because I am not there. I lost a hundred people to Nilfgaard because I was her chained to you and your destiny."
Vincent then passed her and continues walking while asking, "Do you think your life is worth more than the life of my Legionaries? Of my own flesh and blood?"
"Think about it before you open your mouth again. You aren't a child any longer. It is time that you jump out of your bubble and see the world as it is. A cruel place that will take everything from you if you aren't capable to stand on your own two feet," says Vincent as he went up leaving everyone there.
"What do we do now?" asks Yennefer looking at Mina.
"Nothing," says Mina as she scratches her head before sighing and saying, "Ciri needs to learn that the world doesn't turn around her but around the sun and that we all have a life with worries and troubles."
"I'm not talking about Ciri but Vincent," says Yennefer as she knows that Ciri needs to grow in that department and that it is her and Geralt's fault for spoiling her too much.
"Nothing, Vincent went through worse with his children," says Mina looking at the troublemakers that were once put in place by Vincent.
"Vincent doesn't need time just because one of his descendants died. He will mourn once everything is over," says Naosane as he knew his father while Yennefer looked around the room and many were praying for their family member safe travel to Aetherius.
"That doesn't mean we aren't mourning for him," says Naosane as he was holding in his hands an amulet of Talos.
"My father is a man that doesn't show emotions while a war is going on but once it is over he will pray for all the people that left their lives on the battlefield but until then don't ask him about how he feels or he will put you in your place as he did with me and Torygg," says Naosane as they returned with mental scars from their first war.
"So we just leave him be and hope that the war is over fast," says Yennefer as Mina and Naosane nod at her.
"That or we get the only person that can argue with Vincent when he is like that and he is in neither of our worlds," says Karliah as she surprises everyone except for Vincent's first wives.
"There is a person that can talk to Vincent?" asks Naosane surprised as Karliah nods.
"He is an Au-Ra like your father and goes by Bultechu Kagon. He is the only one that can argue with your father while he is in his war-mode," says Mina as Yennefer was curious who that person could be.
"That Bultechu, who is he for Vincent?" asks Yennefer curiously.
"He is the voice of reason. Vincent followed Bultechu to finish the war between Ishgard and the Dragons. Bultechu is like the heart of the group the man that never gives up and motivates everyone to be better. Vincent was in contact with him over his dreams but that connection stopped once Bultechu died," says Mina as they all were surprised except for the ones that knew that.
"Bultechu is a mortal after all not like the Au-Ras on Nirn. The Au-Ras from Vincent's world grow old and died as Men do. The Au-Ras here have a Dragon Soul and Blood making their Lifespan longer," says Karliah explaining what the difference between both Au-Ras are.
"Then how are we going to contact him?" asks Yennefer as Mina pointed at Ciri.
"She could do it. If she awakens her blood but she would have to accept to become a Mer," says Mina as Yennefer was confused for a moment.
"She means that Ciri has to accept her Elven Roots and become one so she could go to that World and get Bultechu to talk to Vincent," says Karliah as Yennefer looked at Ciri who was fighting with Geralt.
"Is that why Vincent is after Ciri to awaken her blood," says Yennefer seriously.
"No, if he really wanted Ciri for that he would have awakened her blood a long time ago while training her on the Throat of the World or his father would have done it. But they think it is Ciri's decision to accept her blood and to awaken it," says Karliah knowing her husband and father-in-law.
"I think if it was Noc to do it she would push her from a cliff so she awakens her bloodline. Speaking of Noc where is Azura?" asks Serana as she hasn't seen her.
"She had to deal with something in her Plane of Oblivion. She might join us in Skellige if she reads the letter I left her at home," says Mina as Azura left for her realm three days before Vincent arrived at home to get them.
"I hope so she will be a perfect support for this battle," says Kirvena as Yennefer was confused.
"Who is Azura?" asks Yennefer thinking that she met all of Vincent's wives.
"She is a Goddess if we go vaguely into this matter," says Karliah as the Dunmers still worship her.
"Time out, Vincent is married to a Goddess!" shouts Yennefer catching the attention of the people not knowing about that.
"Two to be exact but one died of old age since she was the Goddess of Ice in his World," says Mina talking about Ysayle who was the Primae Shiva.
"How can a man marry two Goddesses?" asks Yennefer curiously as she wanted to know that.
"Quite simple, one was obsessed with him for a long time and the other because he persuaded her since they traveled together in their world," says Mina as she explained to Yennefer everything.