"Good morning mom! Good morning dad!" Little Rayanna Merigold chimed as she skipped down the stairs to breakfast.

"Rayanna, your father and I have something we want to tell you." Triss said.

"What?" Rayanna asked curiously as she ate her breakfast.

"Your mother and I feel its time you began your education and training." Geralt said.

"Am I to become a Witcher like you daddy?! Or a Sorceress like mommy?!" Rayanna asked with wonder and excitement.

Triss and Geralt exchanged glances.

"You are to be trained as both." Triss told her daughter. Kneeling down.

Rayanna, being as young as she was did not fully comprehend the weight of the words that her parents had just spoke. She smiled with excitement. "When do we start?!"

"As soon as you're done eating." Geralt said.

With that, Rayanna gulped down the last of her food and promptly stood up. "I'm done!"

"Sep, turn, pirouette, strike!" Geralt called out to his daughter as she practiced with her wooden sword.

Rayanna had only began her training in both disciplines two weeks ago. But both Geralt and Triss had to admit the young girl was really coming along. She was one of the fastest and brightest pupils either of them had taught.

"Alright, that's enough for today." Geralt said.

Rayanna took off her blindfold and smiled at him with her bright blue eyes.

"You're really coming along. You're balance was much better today." Geralt said.

"Geralt! Rayanna!" Triss called from the house.

"Race ya!" Rayanna said.

Geralt came ploughing through the door with Rayanna over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. They both were laughing, but quickly stopped when they saw the expression on Triss's face.

Geralt put Ray down. "Who died?" He said.

Triss wasn't crying but her head did hang low. "Hjalmar an Craite."

"You're kidding." Geralt said.

Triss shook her head.

"How?" Geralt asked.

"Another giant.. tried to take on this one by himself." Triss replied.

"The idiot... never thought before he acted." Geralt scoffed.

"Geralt..." Triss said softly.

"I know." Geralt said. He kissed her on the forehead.

"He helped us at the battle of Kar Morhen. And he was our friend, not to mention Ciri's friend too and Cerys's brother." Triss said.

"We should attend his funeral." Geralt said.

Triss nodded, "We leave tomorrow."

Rayanna had never been to the islands of Skelliger. Though she had certainly heard about them in the stories her parents told, and she had seen pictures of them in books and on maps. But now she was seeing them with her own eyes for the first time.

She didn't know Hjalmar, had never met him. But her parents had told her a bit about him on the boat trip over. He sounded like an okay guy. She felt sad that he died and she felt bad for the people who would miss him.

*(For theatrics listen to the Withcer 3 soundtrack song "King Bran's Final Voyage.")*

The boat pulled ashore and the family got off.

"It'll be starting soon." Triss said.

As she stepped onto the dock, Rayanna felt a presences... something, a feeling called out to her, pulled her forward. Without thinking Rayanna took off into the crowd. Her parents calling out after her.

Rayanna weaved through people, making her way through the crowd, till she came to a bit of a gap in the congregation and saw her.

"Ciri! Ciri!" Rayanna called out to her.

At the sound of her name being called out Ciri turned and saw her little sister pushing her way through the crowd to get to her.

Ciri knelt down and held out her arms as Rayanna raced into them. Ciri wrapped her arms around her and hugged her to her, as she picked her up. The two still wrapped in the embrace.

Rayanna cried into Ciri's shoulder. "I felt your sorrow as my own.." She said, whipping her tears and looking into Ciri's own.

Had it been another time, Ciri would have dwelled on what Rayanna just said and maybe she would later, but for now... she was just happy to see her sister.

"It's good to see you Ray." Ciri said, hugging Rayanna again. "So very good.."

Rayanna paused to kiss Ciri's cheek before returning to their embrace.

"Rayanna!" Triss voiced sounded as she and Geralt finally caught up with them.

Rayanna reached out to her mom. Ciri transferred her into her mother's arms before embracing Triss.

"Little Sis.." Triss whispered as she hugged her. Triss stroked her back.

Ciri then turned to Geralt, looking up at him with sad eyes.

"Come here.." Geralt said and pulled her to him.

"Thank you all for coming." Ciri said after along embrace with Geralt.

Triss and Geralt nodded. Rayanna, who still clung to her mother, reached out and touched Ciri's cheek with sympathy. Running her thumb over Ciri's scar.

"It's starting." Geralt said quietly. As Queen Cerys an Craite appeared to give her brother's eulogy and final farewell.

After the ceremony the four walking into the feast room of the palace together. Rayanna's eyes sparkled in wonder at the size of the room as her mother carried her in. She wore a blue green dress with pearls and little gold flowers braided into her long free flowing hair. Her mother placed her on the ground and took her hand as they walked forward. They approached a women that Rayanna recognized as the queen.

"Your majesty." Geralt said, bowing his head.

"Geralt" She said, throwing her arms around him. "So good to see you... though I wish it was under better circumstances"

"Likewise," Geralt spoke.

"Hello Triss." Cerys said.

Triss hugged her. "My greatest sympathies."

Cerys turned and giving Ciri a tiny smile. "Crilla."

Ciri embraced her. That's when Rayanna seemed to catch her attention.

"And who might you be?" Cerys asked her.

"Rayanna Merigold of Kovir." Rayanna answered. Bowing before her.

Cerys's mouth fell open slightly as she looked from the child in front of her, then to Geralt and Triss.

"Our daughter." Geralt said.

Cery simled as she brushed away her tears and looked at the young girl. "How? ...Amazing." She breathed, almost laughing a little.

"We'll all talk later." Ciri said.

"Yes, yes. Enjoy the feast. And drink plenty. My brother would have wanted it that way." Cerys said.

"Mom, can I go look around?" Rayanna asked her mother.

Triss nodded. "But don't leave the room okay."

Rayanna agreed and climbed out of her seat. Little Ray had never been to a Funeral or Wake or anything, but the mood sure had changed from the ceremony at the docks. Now people were drunk and giddy she observed as she wandered around the banquet hall. Everyone talked and looked like Cerys. Rayanna didn't know a single person. As she continued to wander she looked up to the entrance at the top of the steps. Her eyes meeting the violet eyes of the women who just walked in.

The women's eyes stayed fixed upon her as she made her way to her. Rayanna didn't move.

The women stood yet a step or two away from her. "Do you, remember me?" The woman asked.

Knowingly, Rayanna began to smile. She leaned forward and hugged her, her face nestled in the skirt of her dress. "Yenny.."

Yennefer smiled as she loving stroked Rayanna's hair. They hadn't seem each other since Ray was a year and a half old.

Rayanna looked up at her, all the while still hugging her leg. "Too long Yenny... you stayed away too long."

"I Know, I'm sorry sweet heart... forgive me." Yennefer said.

Rayanna buried her face back into Yen's dress. Eyes closed, and smile still on her face. "You're here now. You're here now. "

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