The Painted World

This is the world in which Iris von Everec created. Geralt finds himself in the surreal painted world reminiscent of the estate. The dog and cat appear, informing him that in order to truly awaken Iris, Geralt has to complete the memories she has been denying, and destroy the fears and nightmares that bind her. He finds specters of Olgierd and Iris frozen in place, with certain elements of the scene missing. As he replaces the missing items, he causing the specters to reenact each memory, allowing Geralt to see how the couple's marriage began to deteriorate over time, like how Iris' family didn't approve of Olgierd as her husband and how Olgierd tried to use magic to summon Gaunter O'Dimm to try and break the pact he forged, but it ultimately failed and set fire to the manor. Eventually, it leads to a scene where, having grown indifferent to Iris and only remembering that he was supposed to love her, Olgierd gave her the strange cat and dog for company and the Caretaker for protection.

Geralt finally reaches the final memory where Olgierd left a letter for her, stating he was leaving her with only a letter and a rose to remember him by as he didn't want to hurt her further. As he reads the letter, Iris's greatest fear, in the form of her husband, appears and attacks Geralt. After cutting down a succession of bodies that are possessed by the nightmare, Geralt prevails and finally meets Iris.

Iris still waits for Olgierd, and now, thanks to Geralt, she was able to awaken from her dreams. While the original violet rose had withered in the real world, the rose in the painted world still exists. Geralt asks her for the rose, but Iris is hesitant, not wanting to give up the last thing connecting her to her husband. The connection though that Iris has to the rose is so strong that it binds her to the world, so should it be taken, she and the painted world will cease to exist.