“Perhaps,” smiled the sorcerer faintly. “I’m dreaming of a painting in the Gallery of Glory. The two of us seated at a table and on a brass plaque the title: Vilgefortz of Roggeveen Entering Into a Pact with Geralt of Rivia.” “That would be an allegory,” said the Witcher, “with the title: Knowledge Triumphing over Ignorance. I’d prefer a more realistic painting, entitled: In Which Vilgefortz Explains to Geralt What This Is All About.”