Suffering from major insomnia, Geralt fishes a djinn out of a river in an attempt to wish himself to sleep. He and Jaskier fight over the bottle when Jaskier begins choking and coughing up blood. To save his life, Geralt takes Jaskier to an elf healer who recommends they see the mage at the mayor's house - Yennefer. She tries to trap the djinn inside her own body, which almost kills her. Saved by Geralt, they share a physical moment that cures our hero of his insomnia and begins a tumultuous relationship.