@mefris the only green I came up with is Green Key, the place where Geralt and Istreed
You are correct!The answer to my riddle is the Green Key.
Explanation:
In the shadow of a giant it now rests
Along with it's home taken in neglect
~(In the map for the Witcher 1 and 2 the city of Aedd Gynvael (Shard of Ice) was placed in Kaedwen by mistake.Kaedwen is the biggest Kingdom in the north,a giant.Also on the map the Kings themselves look like giants.)~
An emerald made to clear a path,
~(Self explanatory.Hint at it's name)~
Witness to all but one single act.
~(Being the well in the middle of town it would have undoubteldly "witnessed" a lot of things since it's creation.The only thing it doesn't get to witness is the duel between the witcher and Istredd)~
The hints:
-It's from a short story
-explained
-The subject of the riddle is an object.
-explained
-It has something in common with HellKnight's guess.
-The Green Key is a well.Like a fountain a well holds water.Also both the fountain and the well provide a backdrop for an important event.
-Green......?
-explained
-The grifin's talons are just out of reach of the object's home.
-If you look on the map of the northern Kingdoms (TW2) you'll see that the grifin's talons are just above Aedd Gynvael.
You have the floor Synvael.