“Duny,” said Geralt seriously, “Calanthe, Pavetta. And you, righteous knight Tuirseach, future king of Cintra. In order to become a witcher, you have to be born in the shadow of destiny, and very few are born like that. That’s why there are so few of us. We’re growing old, dying, without anyone to pass our knowledge, our gifts, on to. We lack successors. And this world is full of Evil which waits for the day none of us are left.” “Geralt,” whispered Calanthe. “Yes, you’re not wrong, queen. Duny! You will give me that which you already have but do not know. I’ll return to Cintra in six years to
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While this has, thus far, been the happiest conclusion to any story in the book (ignoring a handful of deaths), this line lends an ambiguity. Geralt's life is tragic, and the prior story illustrated as much, his rapid and sorrowful lamenting on his life to that point. Here it is revealed the Geralt was something given away as part of an owed debt, as was the princess.
One of those is negative, created Geralt of Riveria who suffered through the Trail of Grasses and beyond to become an ideal Witcher. One is positive, resulting in the freeing of a knight from a curse and a woman finding love.
The conclusion here leans into the positivity, the unexpected pregnancy being something to bring joy, but it also brings a feeling of ambiguity. For what would Geralt want their child for? For ill or for good?
