The Rose of Remembrance

The Rose of Remembrance is a main quest in Chapter 1 of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. After the interrogation of Ciaran leaves Geralt unsettled by his lost memories, Triss Merigold asks him to find a rose of remembrance, a powerful psychoactive flower that could help restore his memory.

Geralt can search alone or go with Triss, who knows where the roses grow. On his own he can ask the people of Lobinden: Anezka once received such a rose from an admirer, and the elven tracker Cedric knows where they grow but wants something in return for the information. The roses are found among elven ruins near a waterfall. When Triss comes along, bandits looting the ruins’ statues attack the pair, and the ground gives way beneath them, dropping them into an old elven bathhouse.

Once Geralt has the rose, he and Triss have a long, private conversation. Triss wants to leave everything behind and disappear with him. How Geralt responds decides how the quest ends.

Walkthrough

Decide whether to look for a rose of remembrance alone or with Triss. If searching alone fails, you can return to Triss and go with her instead.
If searching alone, ask around Lobinden: talk to Anezka, then to Cedric.
Persuade or bribe Cedric to get a map of the ruined elven gardens, or keep searching on your own.
If going with Triss, follow her to the waterfall and take the path up to the elven ruins.
Defeat the bandits who are plundering the ruins.
After falling into the elven bathhouse, find the exit and talk to Triss.
Pick a rose of remembrance in the ruins.
Give the rose to Triss and talk with her.
If you agree to her proposal, go and talk to Vernon Roche.

Quest Consequences & Choices

During the conversation with Triss, Geralt can agree to her proposal to leave everything behind. In that case he still goes to speak with Vernon Roche, wanting to repay his debt to him. Geralt can also turn Triss down because he is set on catching Foltest’s killer. She leaves offended, and Geralt continues his pursuit of the kingslayer.