Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: Taking French Leave Walkthrough

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the main character successfully finds information about the secret mint workshop of Mintmaster Vavak. Now he can return to the Ruthards and share the news, bringing him closer to freeing Sir Ptacek. In this text, we will provide a detailed walkthrough of the main quest Taking French Leave.

Head to the estate of your newfound allies and tell Sir Ruthard everything that happened in the mines. Here, you will also meet another lord named Martin Oderin, who is also Boguta's father. You can show him the ring given by the man, but even without it, Martin will agree to assist.

At the end of the conversation with the lord, Vavak, Sigismund's mintmaster, will appear at the doorstep. Agree to tell him everything you've discovered:

Go upstairs and find the girl by the stairs eavesdropping on your conversation. Listen to her carefully and remember the main landmarks, as the map will mark the entire area where the underground passage might be located. If you get lost, we will explain how to find it below.

A marker will appear on the map. If you haven't unlocked this area yet, use fast travel to Bilany and ride towards the marker on horseback. This will open a place where you can acquire decent horses.

Tell Gashtal that the Ruthards sent you, then remind him that the lord pays masses for the kin of the groom. He will kindly agree to help. All that remains is to find the underground passage to Maleshov Fortress. The groom will start asking details about the secret passage — we responded reservedly, which led to a decrease in reputation.

A marked area will appear on the map a little below the stables. Follow the road here and find the chapel — the location will change. On the left side of the road, you should see a boulder, behind which there are ruins, then descend and find a destroyed building.

Nearby the ruins, find a broken bridge. Under it is the first cross — follow in the direction its top is facing.

This will lead you to the second cross, whose top will also serve as a guide.

Continue forward until you find a gravestone in the form of a stone cross under a tree on the right side. This is where you need to dig the underground passage.

Descend into the cave and always keep to the left side. Soon, you will reach a wall that Henry will need to dismantle to enter the fortress. Exit the basement and watch the lengthy cutscene with Erik and Bergov.

We recommend eliminating the enemies in the inner part of the fortress beforehand, as they might prevent Ptacek and his new friend from reaching the horses later. Several patrols are on the walls, and a few more are sleeping in the guardhouse next to the stairs leading to the main building. Kill everyone without exception and enter inside.

On the ground floor, there is a staircase. Approach it and stop to eavesdrop on the conversation between two soldiers and a lady. We recommend dealing with the enemies now, as if you just sneak past, you won't meet them on the way back since they will go to patrol the area.

The best way is to hide in the kitchen, and when one of the soldiers goes for food, eliminate him and immediately carry the body to the closet under the stairs. If you leave the corpse here, the second soldier, who wants to draw wine from the barrel, will soon appear. By the way, you can poison the wine so the second soldier will fall asleep or die (depending on Henry's available potions). Even if there are no potions, just wait until he returns to the room and sits in the chair — eliminate him from behind.

Now go upstairs and enter the door on the left. A lady will be sitting in front of you. There are two possible outcomes: strangle her or try to persuade her. In the second option, you will need to pass a skill check (intimidation or impression); if you fail, she will raise the alarm. We recommend simply knocking out the girl.

The key to the door to Ptacek's room (1) can be found on the book stand to the left. The book in the red cover (2), which is needed to complete Rosa's side quest, is on the windowsill behind the bed.

After obtaining the key, inspect all the chests and collect the groschen, then climb higher, unlock the door with the key to trigger the cutscene.

During the dialogue, Ptacek will refuse to return the same way Henry infiltrated the fortress. There's no point in persuading him otherwise, as it will only worsen your relationship with this character. Choose the option to distract the guards and head down.

If you previously killed the soldiers on the ground floor, now you just need to walk through the inner fortress again and find any living enemies. If you don't do this, when you clear the path to the horses and give the signal, they will attack Ptacek and his new friend and may even kill them. Be sure to check the guardhouse to finish off any remaining enemies.

There are only three enemies near the horses. Eliminate the nearest one first, then follow the second and kill him, and finally finish off the third. After doing this, you should take out a torch and return to the building, as enemies might attack your friends if you haven't eliminated everyone in the fortress.

Wait for Ptacek to mount a horse, open the gates, and watch the lengthy cutscene where the friends meet with the lords from Lipa. This will start The King's Gambit quest.