Anna Henrietta

Anna Henrietta was the ruling duchess of Toussaint, and beloved by all her people. She ruled the country with her husband Raymund until he died in 1265, two years before Geralt and his friends arrived in Toussaint, after which she ruled as the sole monarch.

In 1261, about six years before Geralt and his company arrived, while Raymund was in Cintra and staying with a lover there, Dandelion/Jaskier and the duchess met and fell in love, carrying on for two months. However, this wasn't well hidden from the population and when rumors started. Anarietta discovers her husband had found out and urged and aided Jaskier's escape before Raymund returned. Despite himself constantly cheating around, the duke raged, destroying furniture, punching people in the face, before imprisoning Anarietta in her chambers and threatening to torture her if she didn't tell him everything.

With that, she revealed the bard's name and Raymund ordered people to find and kill the Bard with the hopes of tearing out his heart, cooking it, and making Anarietta eat it in front of the entire court. Luckily, the bard had long left the duchy and, as most disliked the duke as much as they adored the duchess, the Bard was safe from being pursued. Roughly 4 years later, in 1265, Anarietta's husband died from apoplexy and subsequently she took over as the sole ruler of Toussaint.

She sent the odd letter to him and got one from time to time in return. She considered him still very dear to her despite their brief time together and their long time apart.

2 years later, in October of 1267, she and the Bard were reunited, as the bard had been traveling with Geralt and his company to save Ciri and their path had taken them right into Toussaint. The two picked up right where they left off to the point and Jaskier decided to stay behind with Anarietta while the rest of the group continued their trek.