10 10th Birthday! (finale)

Ciri and me make it back to Kaer Morhen before noon. We spend a lot of time together before we separate to do our own thing. She heads to Geralt and Vesemir while I head to Yennefer as she is talking to a person I have never met before.

I make my way over to her and she looks very pretty. The red hair stands out a lot. I wonder if they are friends or something. I stop as I stand next to Yen. I then notice the lady with red hair looks and speaks to me.

"Well you must be Cera. Yen has told me so much about you. I heard that you have a talent for magic." She says to me. I am still struggling with normal magic. However the magic in Lara's diary is easier to do.

"Yeah, I can do some magic, but I really suck at normal magic." I say to her. She looks at me and then Yen.

"What does he mean by normal magic?" She asks Yen. I guess she hasn't filled her in on everything.

"Cera has been learning elven magic from Lara Dorrens diary. It seems to be more acceptable to his magic power." Yen tells the woman. I look at Yen and she understands my thought somehow.

"Cera, this is Triss Merigold. She is a sorceress just like me. She specializes in fire magic." Yen tells me. So another sorceress, I can't really say I know much about Yen's friends, but I am glad that I met one.

"That's really cool Triss!! I bet you can do really cool magic just like Yen!" I say excitedly. She gives me a look like Yen sometimes gives. Yen is really powerful so I don't know if she is as strong as Yen.

"Now Cera don't go bothering her with questions you aren't ready to be answered." Well that was cryptic. Yen has always kept secrets from me, but I never really cared. If she wanted me to know then she would have told me.

[Couple hours later]

Pretty soon a bunch of people I don't know have arrived. Most of them look like nobles or magic users. The main party is happening soon. I don't know why this has been such a big party. Ciri's or mine in the past have never been to this scale.

I walk over to the table Ciri is at. I sit down and look at her with tired eye's, saying hello to so many people was hard. Remembering their names was harder. The are all nice folk though. I relax and then hear a question from Ciri.

"So turns out Yen wanted this to be a big thing for you." She says in a down trodden and jealous voice. I would be too if this was her party instead of mine.

"I had no idea this was going to happen. I thought this was going to be one of our regular party's. Next year I'll make sure that you have one even bigger." I say trying to bring out her happy side. It seemed to have worked and we begin to talk about other thing's.

"How long do you think we will keep training here in Kaer Morhen?" I ask Ciri. It's been a long 4 years in terms of training. I am sure both of us are better than most soldiers and bandits with blades now.

"I don't know. It's up to Vesemir when we are done with training. He has no signs of slowing down with us so I'll say he has plenty in store for us." Well she isn't wrong when she says that. Vesemir has been training me harder than ever. I can't really complain since it has only benefited me.

As we are still talking, Geralt and Yen come and sit with us. This is the longest I have seen them together since I was 7. They seem happy, but they are also looking as if there is some bad news. We all talk and have a good laugh. I am glad my birthday can bring everyone together like this. I am beyond happy the more I think about my new family.

[An hour after the party]

Its night right now. Everyone has departed except for the residents of Kaer Morhen and the two sorceresses. They group up in front of me and Ciri. They look really sad. I have a terrible feeling of what's about to happen. I see Yen approach us and kneel in front of me.

"Cera, we need to talk about something really important." She says waiting for me to respond.

"What is it Yen? I'm sure you can handle any threats to your life." I say fearing that she might be in danger.

"This isn't about me Cera. This is about you." She says in a slow and sad voice. About me, I am not in any danger and I know that Yen can hide me from those soldier's. I wonder what I did wrong.

"Did I do something wrong?" I ask her innocently. She has a look as if her heart has been cut. She has tears welling in her eye's. Whatever I did must have been bad.

"I'm sorry for whatever I did." I say to her hoping to make her feel better. After I said that it seems the situation got worse. She dries her tears and answers me.

"You didn't do a single thing wrong Cera. I just have news that will upset you." She says to me. She pauses and looks like she is hesitating in what she needs to say. Then I hear Vesemir.

"The longer you wait the more it's going to hurt." I have never heard Vesemir say something like that before. My gut feeling is getting worse and worse. She then come clean with what she's hiding.

"Cera, your power is growing to fast and strong. You can't remain at Kaer Morhen anymore." My heart drops and I immediately look at Ciri and see she is in a state of mild shock. I feel like I am floating right now. I don't want to leave Ciri. I was about to voice my opposition when Ciri beats me to it.

"That's not fair!!!! How can you just take him away like that!!!!" She says very loudly to Yen. I look at Yen and see the look my mother used to give me when there was bad news.

"I know its not fair Ciri, but this is the safest thing for Cera and you right now. You can hate me if you wish, but I must protect both of you. Even if I have to tear you guys apart." She says in a determined tone. Ciri looks totally defeated. I then hear a voice I haven't heard in a very long time.

"My, that does seem unfair. If I knew it would have been a discussion like this I would have shown up earlier." I look over and see Gaunter O'Dimm. How did he know I was here. Before I could say anything Yen quickly gets in front of me.

"What are you doing here? Why have you come?" I hear Yen demand from the man.

"I heard it was Cera's 10th birthday in Vizima from a mutual friend. I was always sad about what happened to his parent's. I then remembered little Cera owes me for something that I gave him." Gaunter said to Yen. I don't know what's going on, but I feel as though destiny has come knocking at my door.