Vesemir soon learned of their identities. He could not help but tease his disciple about how he truly had a way with women. The children that other witchers brought back using the 'Law of Surprise' were usually boys. The 'Trial of the Grasses' would not be that much of a problem to them.
Females may have a harder time surviving the trial. Furthermore, Cirilla and Olivia were nobility. They were not nameless, faceless orphans.
The term 'Trial of the Grasses' sounded relatively harmless. In reality, it was an extremely painful process. Apprentices who were unprepared could only die in pain. However, those who could survive it would obtain abnormal strength and agility. There was a survival rate of 3 out of 10.
Those who knew of the 'Trial of the Grasses' would know how close to torture it was –
