Will the child of destiny manage to escape to help her friends? This is what the fifth and final volume of the Witcher saga reveals to us by taking us on a journey through time and space. The Witcher was seriously injured during the last assembly of magicians. Treated by the dryads, he learns that Ciri has been kidnapped and that she is to become the wife of the Emperor of Nilfgaard. He rushes to her aid without a second of hesitation. On this journey full of adventures, he will be accompanied by Dandelion, his faithful bard friend, then joined by other companions of fortune.