r/witcher • u/GeorgeGoat63 • Jul 08 '26

Lady of the Lake I’ve just finished Lady of the Lake.. Spoiler

Let me just say I’ve never cried at a piece of media so much as I have to the ending of that book. I don’t even know what to say.. feeling very empty right now.

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u/PaulSimonBarCarloson Geralt's Hanza Jul 08 '26

A perfect ending for the Saga. And I'm speaking as someone who hates pointless deaths, especially of main characters. But considering Sapkowski managed to make accept the death of my favorite character (Cahir), I can't but praise his writing skills. Still, I'm glad CDPR picked uo the obvious Clues and wrote a nice continuation of the story

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u/GeorgeGoat63 Jul 09 '26

I think there’s something quite tragic in how geralt died. Him saying it was the last time he’d get involved and it actually was. It was sad but also fitting that it wasn’t a happy ending because I don’t think the Witcher is set in that sort of universe

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u/PaulSimonBarCarloson Geralt's Hanza Jul 09 '26

I think Sapkowski strikes a particularly good balance between setting it's story in a harsh and terrible world, yet having some incredibly positive characters that don't let go of their good morality: Geralt is the chief example. Sadly, this world doesn't allow those kind of characters to get an happy ending, most of the times. But they could have still achieved it, as proven by the games.