Two months ago…

At some house in Vizima, two figures were currently sitting together in wooden desk.

“Is this reliable?”

“Yes, my squad personally saw some bandits in the area dealing with Salamandra, I have a feeling they were planning something big.”

Joan nod looking pensive.

Joan right now was 14 years of age and her baby fat was now gone. Her cheeks became prominent, her wheat color hair was tied up in ponytail knots, although she can’t be said the most beautiful woman in northern kingdom, her clear blue crystalline eyes with her smile attract most man. If anyone saw her, they will mistake her for an elf except for her ears were not sharp but rounded like human. This cause her some problems as people mistaken her for an elf, making people to discriminate against her. She tried to explain, but they just snort contemptuously at her.

It’s been seven years since she came to this world, but she still can’t see any way to go back to her home world so she decided to do her best to live here.

Right now they were in a quarters in the upper district of Vizima. This place was the residence of rich merchants and nobles.

“Thanks for the report”

Viritia nod

“Don’t mention it, you have done so much for us, it just right for us to repay you.”

“Then want to work for me then?”

Viritia chuckle and shake her hear

“Tempting offer, but I still believe in our ideals”

Joan just sigh in disappointment and deliver the elf to the door.

“I’ll be back tomorrow for the other batch of herbs.”

“Thanks” she nod

After the elf leaves, she closes the door and turns back at the room and stretch her body.

She sighs with contentment as she looks around her abode. The sofa was cover with expensive silk cover and the ceiling has a silver chandelier glistening with red hue as the glow of candle with flickering flame reflects it. The floor was covered with smooth red carpet and the table and chairs was made of rich wood made of ancient trees exported from Nilfgaard.

She looks around her house proudly.

Wondering how this place came to her own?

-

Two years ago, since recovering from her health, she started doing things she should be doing; Treasure hunt!

What is the best weapon of someone who knows the story of the Witcher? Their knowledge of the game of course! It will be a stupid thing not to use her knowledge for better purpose and let those precious gold just rots somewhere. So Yarpen and she starts their adventure.

Yarpen was a close combat expert and master of axe weapon. Now after seeing him fight, she doesn't doubt him anymore that he can kill some dragons (small dragons called hatchling).

With his help, they gathered every secret stash of gold almost making Yarpen saliva flow like a river. He almost bows and worship her as a goddess of good luck. She just smiles satisfied at the look of awe on his eyes.

After that, they establish a tavern in Vizima called Miracle as their main base and start building branches in nearby cities. Of course the discrimination of non-human has put their plan almost in jeopardy when bunch of racist try to burn their establishment. Thankfully (thanks to the bribe) the guards manage to stop the chaos.

So instead of non-human, Yarpen hire his trusted human buddies to guard and manage the taverns.

Why do you ask why we choose a tavern? Because some of Yarpens friend are dwarfs? Ha! Right they are dwarfs and they prefer to drink dwarfen spirit than to mine those stupid rocks.

But thanks to Joan secret recipe (She stole the recipe to some familiar alchemist.) and name it miracle, their tavern became famous and talk of the town. It was loved by all the people of northern kingdom making it popular in mass. Some merchants hire thugs even assassins to find and steal their secret, but sadly they don’t know who was the original creator is. They try to blackmail Yarpen’s people but found nothing of information. Who would know that a child of 11 years of age manage to create an alcohol that can bring down the mightiest drunkard?

Of course since this already happen, Joan contract the elves to find the source of assassins and hire them to kill those who seek the miracle creator (which is her).

Now, there was a rumor that the tavern called Miracle was back up by elves since they kill anyone who dares to find the owner. It also says that the tavern was own by a non-human which is true as Yarpen proclaim it as his own. Due to that, it makes him the primary target of assassination.

-

With the help of the established taverns, they have created an information network around the kingdom. They gather news, even to the slightest detail to help them comb what’s happening in the nearby cities.

This help them prepare for a plan called Unity plan.

What is Unity plan?

This plan was created by a small group of non-human (including a child) to plan to unite all non-human and human on one banner in a peaceful way. This includes;

Mahakam small group of non-human who wants equality,

Scoia'tael,

Novigrad King of Beggars,

Vizima group (Yarpen and Joan)

Are they going to do some coup d'état?

Of course not! They are not stupid to fight a kingdoms army with their group alone; it will be suicide.

Then what’s our purpose?

That is to establish equal rights of non-human as the same as human.

Who started this group.

Of course I started this! Who else? Do you think I will let those bastards after framing me an elf bitch? Fuck those bitches! I will make everyone who discriminate against every non-human punish for discrimination!

Does this include monsters?

As long as they have sentient mind and follow the orders and rules of the kingdom, even they are ghouls, they are included.

With a plan starting to hatch, they mobilize their groups and start moving behind the shadow.

-

With the help of Unity group, the elves and dwarfs start working together to protect sentient being secretly, as long as they don’t hurt or murder anyone else.

They establish a city outside the kingdoms jurisdiction, of course if anyone know this, they will be branded as traitors of the kingdom and will face punishment.

Various spies began to suspect a mysterious group was doing something behind their back and start snooping around. Sadly, person who know of this plan were very limited numbers.

But they started to suspect some groups like Scoia'tael was part of the plan making the spy focus on them.

Since Scoia'tael was already known for its terrorist activities, it was not strange to suspect them. Instead they use Scoia'tael as a cover making people focus on them.

Although not all people were fool, they don’t have a choice since they don’t have evidence to point the other groups.

-

On the near camp of flaming rose battalion, a shadow observes the camp stubbornly. She waited minutes and hours until a certain individual came out.

“Just as I thought, they began.” Joan mutter looking at familiar Zerrikanian sorcerer who just came out from the camp. Thinking of this, she slowly back away in the shadow.

-

Next day

“I need your help” she said the to Viritia after she was handed a large brown sack.

Viritia look curiously at her.

“What help?”

“I think I know what those Salamandra was planning and I need your help.”

“Good, just tell us what your plan is” she said refreshingly

“I need Dimeritium metal.”

Viritia look at her upside down

“Did some mage annoy you?”

“Yes”

“Poor thing”

She just shrugged her shoulder.

“That will be arranged, but Dimeritium metal was being monitor strictly, I don’t think I can give you much”

“Just give me what you can afford”

“Good”

“Then I need to borrow some of your archers”

The elf narrows her eyes on her

“What for?”

“To clean some trash” she said straightforwardly

“Specific?”

“Salamandra and some bandits”

Viritia nod

“Well, as long as it didn’t involve politics, we will help you”

“Thanks” she nods in appreciation

-

A week later a sack was deliver to her footstep. She looks at it and nod seeing it was enough. Next she contact Yarpen to do some black smiting.

“Do I look like a black smith to you?” Yarpen look at her and don’t know whether to laugh or cry

“Well, you are a dwarf right?”

“Righ- “he just sigh cover his face

“You know, not all dwarfs are born to be black smith-”

“Then find someone who can turn this into powder”

She hands him the sack.

Yarpan just scratch his head because he knows he can’t say no to her.

Curious, Yarpen look inside and startled.

“Dimeritium?”

“Yup”

“How- “but he just shakes his head knowing he had stop questioning her years ago after her miraculous rich method.

“I know some guy can process this metal, but he will need at least two days, is that enough?”

Joan nod

“It is”

“What is this for by the way?”

“For some Insects” she said with straight face

Yarpen mouth twitch

“Right…must be a large insect for you to prepare an expensive gift” he murmurs already imagining the poor mage bathing in Dimeritium powder.

“You know me well” she chuckle

-

Using information, she manages to know that some unknown person was gathering all remaining members of Salamandra, which is not much since they're number decrease in two years, the elves also said some bandits were being contact secretly. Using the elves information network, she knows that the group was planning on attacking the Kaer Morhen finally. She already knows what they’re exact plan, all that change was that they’re elite members was only remaining few and the rest was only crooks and criminals who posed as Salamandra members.

-

1 week before the attack, she arrived at the Kaer Morhen along with 50 elven archers, but they didn’t enter the castle but instead stay outside and live in the forest.

She looks at the familiar broken castle and sigh.

“Finally back”

-

As she enters the premises, Vesemir was already waiting for her, of course there was also other two unexpected guest.

The man wearing red stripe shirt was Eskel

The last one was a cropped hair man with a grin on his face, Lambert.

They were both Witcher and also belong to the school of wolf.

“Hey! I thought we were being attack when I heard some horses coming here, but looks like just a lovely woman lost her way.”

“I can see your tongue can be polite sometimes when you use it” she chuckle

“Only for a beautiful lady like you”

“…You know that I’m 14 years of age right?”

“…” all trio of men became silent

The two men looks lambert with strange eye as they look at him.

“Cough” I mean kid, a beautiful kid”

“Nice save” she mutters but climb down the horse and approach the trio

“Read the message so I gather everyone here, except for Coen.”

“Hmm, I heard Coen volunteer in the war”

“A Witcher siding with a kingdom was big trouble, it seems our dear Coen needs gold” Lambert sneer

“Shut up Lambert, the man has principles” Eskel frown as Lambert spoke badly of their fellow Witcher

“What principles? We are Witcher, slayer of monsters, not slayer of men. What he is doing is contradicting our jobs.”

“Enough both of you, we are here for a reason so stop fighting”

Lambert just snort and cross his arms.

“Come, let’s talk inside.” Vesemir invite her.