Players would first find themselves in the palace garden. There, Emhyr would meet the gardener and try to chop down a tree with an axe, symbolically emphasizing his power over the region.
The axe, stuck in the trunk, can later be seen in the palace courtyard — the element has been preserved in the final version, but its context has disappeared.
Fans suggest that the scene was supposed to show Emhyr as a more rigid and authoritarian ruler. Initially, Geralt was supposed to meet him at a military tribunal, but the developers chose a more peaceful option.
The fragment was recreated by modders in the Brothers In Arms – Ultimate Edition modification with the addition of many details and fixes.