The Warble of a Smitten Knight starts near the Toussaint tournament. Your most important decision is whether to reveal Vivienne’s secret to Guillaume. That conversation determines which cure ritual becomes available.
Tell Guillaume the truth to make the shared curse-transfer route possible and bring the two together. Keep the secret to support Vivienne’s choice to use the oriole egg, giving her freedom with an implied shortened lifespan.
Find your next step
Vivienne’s two cure routes
Choose whether you reveal the secret to Guillaume.
Do it in this order
Start at the Toussaint Tourney Grounds
Talk to Guillaume and agree to investigate Vivienne’s strange condition.
Track Vivienne after the tourney events
Follow clues to the glade and discover the bird transformation.
Decide whether Guillaume should know
Revealing Vivienne’s secret unlocks the shared transfer; keeping it commits to the oriole-egg solution.
Perform the chosen ritual
Return to Vivienne and carry out the available curse-lifting method.
Finish the tournament if desired
Completing tournament challenges also contributes to several chivalric virtues and related rewards.
Frequently asked questions
Which choice keeps Vivienne and Guillaume together?
Reveal the secret and complete the curse transfer to Guillaume.
What happens if I keep the secret?
Vivienne uses the oriole egg and travels, but the cure is tied to a seven-year lifespan.
Does the tourney matter to this curse decision?
The cure is determined by the reveal/keep-secret choice; tournament victories affect other rewards.
Can I undo the decision?
Only with a save from before you told or withheld the secret.
Sources & further reading
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