Yennefer is gone

The basement was surprisingly empty, spare from a few workers and guards that gave her little mind the twisting corridors and large halls that held the beasts were quiet. Undoubablty most were on the surface to watch or prepare for tonight's show.

The show she was to star in. She was supposed to have gone straight to Hoat after she had treated with Lord Karlik, straight to the theatre to prepare. It wouldn't be long now until they knew something was up.

She hurried to the main chambers and to the caged caved

The sparse population of the basement had turned to nothing by the time she reached the end of the chamber. Her only company was the soft sounds of a few beasts sleeping in their cages, and the barely audible crackle coming from the torches on the walls. Torches that did little to bring light to the far corner of the room.

Ciri gave one cautious look back, there were a dozen cages on each side of the room leading back to the exit, half of them full, half of them missing their occupants, but no men, no guards.

"Yen?" she whispered, she wished she could see better. Inside the cage was an abyss of darkness, she could barely see the cave wall wet with moisture reflecting the light from the torches.

Whimpers came from the far side. Ciri grit her teeth, no time to waste. Using her sword she pried the look free of the gate of the cage and entered.

She stayed low to the ground, her hands steady, her sword ready. These goblins were small creatures and likely no threat on their own, but with enough numbers, anything could pose a threat.

She headed to the whimpering, finding the two women there. Stomachs swollen, their skin plastered with dirt and cum. She knelt beside them and hushed thier crying.

There were no chains holding them, no cuffs or ropes. What did it matter, it's not like they would be able to escape the cage. Ciri glanced back at the cave entrance, still on guard.

"You're okay now," she said in a hushed whisper, the women stared back wide-eyed, in shock. They looked oddly familiar, and then it hit her, there had been a portrait in Lord Karlik's chambers, a portrait of his daughters.

"Where're the other women?" Ciri asked, "Dark hair, she was here earlier,"

One of the girls shook her head, the other spoke. "They took her, to the show."

Ciri winced, "and the creatures? the goblins?" Ciri said looking back, sword in hand.

"They took them too."

A weight lifted from her shoulders. She reached into her pocket a grabbed 3 vials. "Drink these, go to your father, make him drink one. If anyone stops you do not listen to them, tell them to take you to your father, do you understand?"

Both girls stood and hurried, more like hobbled from the cage. Ciri followed, made sure the girls made their way out of the basement before turning back, she had one last thing to do.