Yennefer asked the latter to help her charge a phylactery with elemental energy for reasons unknown.

All the witchers allude to their training’s difficulty, though nothing quite matches the reality of the assessment.

There isn’t an answer key, but this guide will guide you through the quest and its choices.

Geralt and Lambert stand at a cliff, looking over Kaer Morhen during the day.

Lambert will get started after Geralt talks to him.

Lambert will lead Geralt through a hole in Kaer Morhen’s wall, setting off for the lake.

You willencounter a flock of harpieshalfway through the journey.

Geralt follows another witcher through a forest near the fortress of Kaer Morhen.

Defeat them and continue to theLakeside HutFast Travel point by the lake.

Lambert willcomment on Geralt’s skills, depending on how you fight.

It’s a rare opportunity to hear positive words slip from his lips.

Geralt and Lambert stare at an empty pier by the lake next to Kaer Morhen, where a boat should be.

The pair find an empty dock, with Lambert’s boat conspicuous in its absence.

Geralt makes an educated guess as to its location,giving you a quest marker for a nearby location.

After a lengthy conversation, they reach the other shore.

Geralt towers over a shirtless boy as he investigates screams in the woods near Kaer Morhen.

Before theyenter the cave,they hear a child scream.

You will have to chooseif Geralt will investigate.

Lambert will mock Geralt for the choice before heading to the cave.

Geralt and another witcher look up at a ledge they will have to climb in a dark cave.

The fogletscan be forced out of the mistby usingYrden or Aard.

Alternatively, a well-placedMoon Dust bombwill prevent them from transforming entirely.

You will not fight the fogletsif you ignore the sound.

An edited screenshot of The Witcher 3, with two orange circles indicating two possible paths for Geralt to take inside a dark cave.

It’s dangerous for Geralt and Lambert and deadly for a young boy.

Go Right

UseAard to break down the rocks on the right,making plenty of noise.

This willbring you next to Old Speartip, making itdifficult to avoid fighting him.

Geralt leaps up to strike a large monster while another witcher circles it, looking for an opening.

This attack hasa deceptively wide rangeand willtake out large chunks of your healthunless you use Quen.

Meeting The Trolls

It’s a quick tripup the mountainto find the first of three trolls.

It willrun from the witchers.Chase it down tostart a conversation.

A screenshot of The Witcher 3’s dialogue menu during a coversation between two witchers and some trolls off-screen.

There isa Place of Powersouth of the cave’s exit.

Meditate near it toreceive an Ability Point.

The trolls will be waiting for you on the other side of the cave.

A trio of trolls slowly approach Geralt and another witcher in a grassy field atop a mountain during the day.

Fighting three trolls at once ismore an exercise in patiencethan anything else.

You will need to finishDisturbanceandTo Bait a Forktail…before you might continue with Ugly Baby.

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A screenshot of The Witcher 3’s dialogue menu, with Geralt and Lambert discussing where they should go next.

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