Sarah A. from the UK and Alycia from France join Alyssa for Part 1 of our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's first Witcher novel Blood of Elves, Chapter 7. Very important bits include: a joyous reunion between long-lost twins, Ciri's newest influence and her adoptive identity as a sorceress, war as a lived experience versus as historical record, Yennefer's maternal relationship with Ciri and motherhood in the Witcher, Chicken Social Hierarchy for the Soul, The Devil's Tango and the structural integrity of rhinoceros, and "Mounds!"

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