Kitty from the US and Tracie aka Miss Magitek join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Baptism of Fire, Chapter 6. Very important bits include: international ‘Baptism of Fire’ editions, Peter Kenny’s triumph, excitement for The Witcher 4, how Ciri fights for herself, the legend of Lara Dorren, our best Yzma impressions, perfect 10-year plans, parallels between the Lodge of Sorceresses and Dune’s Bene Gesserit, the mustache-twirling kind of evil, the absence of good, and Hannibal Lecter, gynecologist.

• [0:00] Cold Open
• [0:48] Introduction
• [2:46] Guest Introductions
• [11:51] Chapter Recap
• [14:25] Overall Thoughts
• [23:36] The Legend of Lara Dorren
• [28:06] Ciri’s Isolation
• [36:48] Yennefer’s Choice
• [43:16] The Lodge’s Ends and Means
• [53:13] The Villains
• [1:00:01] Good v. Evil
• [1:07:45] Closing Thoughts
• [1:14:03] Outro
• [1:16:18] End Credits