When Geralt met both Princesses of Cintra again, the first Northern War [1] between the Nilfgaardian Empire [2] and the Northern Kingdoms were almost over.
The Nilfgaardian had described the wars between the Nilfgaardian Empire and the Northern Kingdoms from their point of view –
"The responsibility for the first war's outbreak (1263-1264) lay entirely in the hands of the Temerian Special Forces. Intercepted documents from Temeria had clearly shown that they were intending to annex Cintra and were moving to Cintra's direction. They had dealt a brazen blow to the Empire, thus interrupting the Empire's balance of power. The Empire could only pre-empt the Temerians' destructive actions by moving its forces into Cintra and establishing order there, thereby safeguarding peace over its region. Unfortunately, the Northern Kingdoms, as always headstrong and narrow-minded, chose war over peace.
