The Slaughter of Cintra

''This article is about the book. For the main article on the historic event, see Slaughter of Cintra.''

The Slaughter of Cintra is a book in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

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''(...) The cavalcade of riders pounded across the blood-soaked courtyard. They looked at no one and asked no questions - they knew exactly where they were going and why. To kill the old queen and capture the Cintran princess. As to what would become of her after that - no one would say.''

''Calanthe and a group of her most loyal subjects had barricaded themselves inside the castle. They were protected by stone walls and a gate sealed by a spell - but they all realized neither would last long against a concentrated assault by the Nilfgaardian army and the mages supporting it. After four days, enemy soldiers forced their way inside (...)''