Nicola from Italy and Ruark from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Time of Contempt, Chapter 4. Very important bits include: using action to tell a story, the reasons behind an act of mercy, the role of prophecy in the Witcher, and Geralt’s Himbo Origin Story.

• [0:00] Cold Open
• [1:00] Introduction
• [2:11] Guest Introduction
• [5:09] Chapter 4 Recap
• [7:16] Overall Thoughts
• [15:28] Cahir v. Ciri
• [23:31] Geralt’s Act of Mercy
• [27:42] The Role of Prophecy
• [34:57] Sapkowski’s Writing Choices
• [52:36] Cahir, Himbos, and the Lone Brain Cell
• [57:03] Wrap-up
• [1:05:19] Outro
• [1:08:00] End Credits

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