[BOOK SPOILERS] Lady of the Lake. Just finished reading.
I seriously think people misinterpret what happened at the end of Lady of the Lake. I just finished the book, I really liked it, but I read a few posts here and other places where people are saying stuff like "the ending was crushing."
Look, no question about it, Geralt died, but then he got revived. How? I don't know, magic, or some time traveling unicorn; that isn't the point. The point is, when he woke up with Yennefer, he was saying his side and stomach were still really sore, like you know, if maybe a weapon just impaled him there. If he was in some utopia afterlife world ala Frodo sailing to that place at the end of LOTR, then he would feel fine physically and there would be no aftereffects of feeling any pain from the wound. But he did have pain when he woke up.
This to me, is 100% proof he is actually alive at the end. And no, he isn't gone for good. He can come back, as can Yen. They have a freaking adopted child that has time traveling powers; they can easily come back to their normal time and place. This is why I consider the games cannon, which I couldn't say until I finally finished the books and read what happened at the end. Geralt's alive at the end of the books.
This is my interpretation of the ending from the books: Lady of the Lake and Season of Storms
The only possible conclusion I can conclude from Season of Storms and Lady of the Lake is that Geralt and Yennefer are not dead. At the end of Lade of the Lake, Geralt was near death and
Yennefer had fainted from expending a large of her magic so quickly. Since their fates are tied by The Last Wish, if one dies the other one dies as well. Ciri arrived then cried thinking she can't
do anything, but soon the Unicorn arrived and healed them. Geralt is now resting as his body heals, and Yennefer is resting as well from exhaustion. Ciri gives Kelpie to the Unicorn and they both
stride off somewhere. Ciri tells everyone that she's gonna take Geralt and Yennefer somewhere, and Triss asks if she will ever return. Ciri tells Triss that she will return. Then Ciri takes Geralt and
Yennefer to the Isle of Avalon, a place where the dead or mortally injured are healed/resurrected. As Ciri rows away in the mist, Triss doubts that Ciri will ever return. Later, Geralt and Yennefer
wake up on the Isle of Avalon. Geralt wakes up, confused, but Yennefer comforts him. Yennefer tells Geralt that Ciri has gone somewhere, probably travelling between worlds, and that she
also doesn't know where they are. Soon Yennefer falls asleep, still exhausted, and Geralt as well falls asleep. They're not dead because one of them are still alive. If one of were to die, The Last
Wish would kill the other one. This is a sweet ending. Geralt and Yennefer now live on their private island, the Isle of Avalon, far away from humans, non-humans, and monsters. They longed
for peace and for them to spend time with each other. Triss and The Lodge of Sorceress continue executing their plans, whatever it may be. Dandelion and the others live their own lives.
So that's it. Geralt and Yennefer together forever. Ciri crying at the end of Lady of the Lake would suggest that Isle of Avalon could not be easily visited and the thought of her possibly never being
able to visit them brings tears to her eyes. Then Galahad and Ciri ride off in the distance holding hands. Ciri is now living her own life. The ending of Season of Storms makes me conclude that the
Witcher who saved Nimue was in fact the Geralt we love so much. It has been 105 years after the death of Geralt of Rivia in the Witcher universe, but time may be proceed differently in the Isle of
Avalon. To Geralt and Yennefer, it could've been a couple of months or years since Ciri had brought them there. That's probably the main reason Geralt asked what year was it to Nimue. Knowing
Yennefer, she probably found away to get them out of the Isle of Avalon. I strongly think that the Witcher who saved Nimue is not an illusion and is indeed Geralt which makes me believe that
Yennefer is also alive. Ironically, Geralt tells Nimue that the Geralt of Rivia she knew of is dead because it would be weird to think Geralt of Rivia would finally arrive 105 years later. Many
questions and conflicts would come about if people knew Geralt was alive. Later, Nimue tells people that the Geralt she saw was probably an illusion to not let out the secret of Geralt of Rivia and
Yennefer of Vengerberg still being alive after 105 years. So, yes I do believe Geralt and Yennefer is alive, and they're probably still spending their time together. Although it has been 105
years, Ciri is probably also alive since she could wield magic. Sorceresses have been using magic to slow down their aging proccess or even freeze it from advancing further. Happily Ever After.
Everyone is happy and spending their lives with the ones they love so much.
This is my interpretation and the conclusion I hoped it to be. If you did not like the bittersweet ending and the open interpretation ending of the book, feel free to use my interpretation to not distress
yourselves from constantly questioning if Geralt and Yennefer was alive, and questioning what happened to others after as well.
