The Witcher 2 Wiki Guide


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Not far from the harbor in Flotsam, you'll come across a group of soldiers who have surrounded an elven woman named Malena. Interrupt them to get a full report on the situation. Then offer to take care of the problem for them. Your quest will be updated and you'll have the opportunity to explore the cave under the city to determine whether or not Malena is guilty of the crime they claim she committed.

(LEFT) 'You will find a weeping Malena being accosted by the town patrol.' (RIGHT) 'There are enough nekker monsters near the tunnel entrance that if you try to fight them all at once, they will likely overwhelm you before you can get in more than a slash or two.'

Enter the cave and you'll find that it is filled with nekker monsters. A bunch of them will swarm you right after you drop down from a few ledges. Try to draw them toward you a few at a time if you can or else you'll be slaughtered. The presence of nekkers is certainly enough to suggest that Malena wasn't lying about the reasons behind the soldiers' failure to return, but you need to find the bodies to prove that definitively. Venture deep into the cave and you'll finally find the bodies. There are arrows in their backs, which makes it pretty clear that Malena was lying to you.

Head back to the cave entrance and when you arrive, guards will demand to know what you found. You can then either tell them the truth or you can lie, depending on how long you want to actually spend completing the quest.

If you tell the truth, Malena will insist on proving that you're a liar and (unless you condemn her to a swift death) will lead you all into the forest, where you must defend the guards from an ambush. The degree of success that you have in doing so will determine your reward.

(LEFT) 'You can decide what to do with the information you found when you return to the cave entrance.' (RIGHT) 'If you lie for Malena, you will have to track her all the way to the mansion in order to finish the side quest.'

If you decide instead to lie on behalf of Malena, she'll be grateful and will tell you to meet her in the forest for a reward. Travel to the place indicated, near the edge of the elven ruins where there are waterfalls, and when you finally arrive after braving the forest's dangers, you'll find that you've walked into an ambush.

Defeat the elves that attack and Malena will flee again. You can follow her to the mansion where the In the Claws of Madness side quest largely takes place. Don't bother heading down the stairs to explore its lower reaches; she'll stay on the grounds just outside the mansion itself. When you find her there, you have options about how to deal with her. You can let her go, turn her over to Loredo or kill her. Whatever you decide, your decision completes the quest.

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Franchises:The Witcher
Platforms:PC, Xbox 360, Macintosh
Developers:CD Projekt Red
Release Date:May 17, 2011