I Still Regret Trusting the Wrong Person in The Witcher 3

CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3 slammed into my 18-year-old self — like, picture a sledgehammer to a Jenga tower and you’re halfway there. It had everything: a sprawling world, characters with more layers than an onion wearing a winter coat, and decisions that actually mattered. Although, let me tell you, those decisions kicked my butt more than once on my first run through.

So yeah, I love fantasy RPGs where your choices actually shake things up. Think Dragon Age: Origins vibes. Still, I stumbled into The Witcher 3 like I was blindfolded at a nerf war. I hadn’t played the first two games and knew next to nothing except “Ooh, swords! Magic! Monsters!” My mission? Search for my sorta daughter, Ciri. Meanwhile, my girlfriend Yennefer was constantly telling me what a doofus I was. No idea why, but that feisty banter made me adore her more. Anyway, this cluelessness led me straight into the mess that is Keira Metz.

[Oh, spoiler time for Keira Metz’s story in The Witcher 3, folks.]

Keira Metz, part of the Lodge of Sorceresses — which sounds way more fun than it probably is — had to bail on her fancy life at court. She’s hiding out as Velen’s local witch after being kicked out by King Foltest. Now, she desperately wants back into the royal cushiony life, even if it means buddying up to the worst possible person: King Radovid, who’s got a beef with magic. Yeah, logic wasn’t her strong suit.

So, Keira decides to give Radovid some plague cure notes, hoping he’d welcome her back. Sounds desperate, right? I mean, trading fresh sheets for a potential disaster isn’t exactly what I’d call a smart move. But somehow, and this might be my soft spot talking, I got it. Getting booted from your home? That kind of loss can make you a bit… well, dramatic? But should it involve endangering countless folks? Uh, hard pass.

Anyway — wait, lost my train of thought — oh right, I made a decision. A really bad one. Yeah, I trusted Keira. I figured if anyone could sway Radovid, it’d be her charm, right? So I rolled with it. Just cruising through The Witcher 3 for like 30+ hours, while my mind wiped Keira from existence.

Fast forward to Novigrad during this quest, Final Preparations, and bam, reality check. I asked Triss about the sorceresses, and spoilers: Keira’s plan was… not great. Radovid sent her straight to the pyre. Ouch.

Gutted doesn’t even cut it. Picture a Keira-Metz-shaped black hole right in the chest. Dragging her body out of Novigrad with Triss felt like a gut punch wrapped in a heartbreak burrito. The Witcher 3 never fails to give even minor character exits the spotlight they deserve, and maybe that’s why I’m a forever fan.

Moral of the story: trust beautiful women 99% of the time but seriously, keep saving your game. Might just save a life, even if it’s virtual.