Necessary Evil in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: To Hand Over Semin or Not

Necessary evil in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — the eighth story quest, during which Henry and Jan Ptacek will take on the interrogation of a bandit who ambushed a squad of knights, and then Sir Bergov himself. As part of the age, you will have to find out key information and determine the course of further events. The fate of the region and Henry himself directly depends on the elections.

In this guide we will discuss in detail how to interrogate the prisoner in the quest Necessary Evil in KCD 2, act in dialogue with Bergov and unlock the achievement "Silence is Golden".

How to start the Necessary Evil quest in KCD 2

The story mission Necessary Evil is unlocked after completing "Back in the Saddle". Once you complete the dialogue with Bergov, he will send two knights to interrogate the criminal who was caught by the guards.

Walkthrough of the quest Necessary Evil in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

The entire mission boils down to interrogating a prisoner, but with certain choices it can also include combat during a raid. Keep in mind that this mission has a number of forks may become a point of no return, which overlaps the side quest "Devils in Troska". All other side quests can be completed later.

Interrogate the prisoner in the torture chamber together with Ptachek

First I need to talk to Ptachek, leaving the room, wait until Jan sits down, only then begin the dialogue. Pan will express his doubts and reluctance to torture people, because it is not knightly. Encourage him and move to the dungeon.

Follow Jan, he will lead Henry through several rooms, after which the comrades will find themselves in the basement. Ptacek will stand at the entrance, if you talk to him, he will send the knight forward. Open the door and enter the torture chamber.

At this stage it is recommended to do ending.

Now it is time to interrogate the prisoner - you can resort to either soft force, trying to intimidate or persuade the bandit, or to brute force, beating and injuring him. If you overdo it and torture a criminal too much, he will die., which cannot be allowed. The best way to is the path that reveals all the information, for this choose the following lines:

• "We were the first to ask" — does not play a key role.
• "Give a slap" - will frighten the prisoner, but does not play an important role.
• "Inspect the pliers" — the bandit will start to get noticeably worried.
• "Where is your gang hiding?"
• "We already know anyway" — the replica is available if in the previous task found the real Mr. Nebakov.
• "Hit" - if you have enough intimidation skills (from 14), you can use the option "Do you want to suffer?" If successful, the man will tell, but it is not worth the risk.
• "I have an idea where it might be." - if he didn’t answer right away.
• "Take a hammer" - the bandit will tell you that there are bandits in Nebakovo.
• "Continue"
• "Why did you attack us?" — the prisoner won't tell.
• "You say, you say (take the instrument)" - After torture, the bandit will give an answer.
• "We're just wasting our time on you.".

At a certain level of skill, the interrogation can be continued, thus it will be possible to find out that Tot Istvan is collaborating with the group, which may be useful later. The bandit will also tell you that Semin Jr. has ed the bandits - this is key information for achieving and getting to the bad ending.

If you successfully a series of tests, you will increase your speech level. If you tortured the prisoner too aggressively, in Jan's eyes the level of reputation will fall, but it can be increased by encouraging the guy. If you fail to obtain some information due to a mistake, you can accidentally torture the bandit to death, losing even more reputation.

Tell Mr. Bergov about the results of the interrogation.

Jan will ask Indro about the plans for the conversation and whether it is worth handing over Semin. This answer will have an important impact on the subsequent age:

• Let's keep quiet about Semin - will allow you to get a trophy and avoid blood, reaching a good ending.
• Let's hand over Semin - the trophy will be lost, and getting to the good ending will be a little more difficult.

Talk to Mr. Otto. The following will offer a list of lines:

• "Young Semin is in league with the bandits!" — the trophy will be locked, and Otto will raid Semin, continuing the quest. As part of these events, there will be a chance to reach secret ending.
• "Robbers in Nebakov" or "The Bandits Control the Nebaks", if the real Mr. Nebakov was discovered, Otto will gather a raid on the Nebakovs.

After answering about Nebakov, Otto will ask another question with the following answer options:

• "Young Semin is in league with the robbers" - a raid will be carried out on Semin.
• "Nobody helped these bandits" - the trophy "Silence is Golden" will open, this will complete the task, after which the quest "For Victory!" will open.

It is important to note that if you report during the previous quest that Semin has disappeared from the wedding, you will have to undergo a check in order to raid the Nebaks.

Go with the soldiers and Ptachek to Semin

This option only appears if Indro gave up SeminThen Bergov will decide to raid.

The lord will ask about the elder Semin and his men to find out if they covered for the traitor. Henry can either stand up for the townspeople or turn the lord against the population:

• "Yes" - will set the master against the townspeople.
• "He was alone" - will protect the civilian population.
• "I wouldn't say so." - a charm check that can either protect or incriminate the inhabitants.
• "I dont know" - does not influence the master's opinion.

Now all that remains is to wait for Hasek to gather people. You can go to sleep, but there is also the option talk to Ptachek about SeminHe will note that Bergov is exaggerating, after which he will go to the stables:

• "I'll wait with you" — rewind to the desired hour.
• "I still have something to do." - exit to the open world.

If you left Jan, keep track of the time - if you won't make it by 17:00 pm, the raid will take place without Indro, in which case some of the quests will be blocked.

Tell Hasek that you are ready, then you can move out. Jump on your horse and ride with the soldiers and Ptacek to Semin. On the way, press "Alt" to automatically follow the squad. Once the dialogues are exhausted, fast travel will occur.

Choose Semin or Hasek

Upon arrival in Semin, a conversation with Mr. Jan will take place. Hasek will immediately enter into conflict and start arguing, after which he will ask where Semin's son is. Here, a dialogue option will open, determining, Whose side to choose: Hasek or Semin. Next we will provide the order of the lines.

That take Semin's side, answer in sequence:

• "We will resolve this peacefully."
• "You can't do this."
• "You're going too far."
• "I intend to stop this."

For Hasek choose other options:

• "Hašek is right."
• "We have a witness."
• "Listen to him, Semin."
• "Hašek is right."

Kill the soldiers

After the conversation will have to kill the soldiers: If you defended Semin, you will need to kill all of Bergov's ers. If you ed Hasek, you will need to deal with Semin and his people. If you side with the latter, you will also need to go to the top of the tower. Here you can make the last choice, when they went up to Semin Jr.

To help Hasek, answer like this:

• "Don't pretend to be righteous."
• "You will be judged."
• "I'm going to the manager."

Eventually Hasek executes Semin Jr.. If you decide to defend Old, you can say:

• "What exactly did our people do to you?"
• "I'll let you go."
• "And if I resist."

Ultimately, Hasek must be defeated in battle and his people must be eliminated - Semin's fortress will be burned down and the family will disappear from the region.

Keep in mind that saving Semin could lead to an exit secret ending, which is also considered bad.

Report to Mr. Bergov in the morning

Regardless of the choices made during the trip, I'll have to report to Mr. Bergov in the morning. Jan will tell about the massacre and about Oldřich's escape from the wedding.

After killing Hasek, you can let Ptacek speak or blame Hasek for what happened. In the second case, Henry will tell you about the massacre in which Bergov's men killed civilians.

Soon you will have the opportunity to remain silent or add to the remark. When answering, Indro will report the steward's order to hang the Semins.

The last choice has an option to get to the secret ending:

• "Keep silent" - Bergov will let you go and give you the next quest "For Victory!"
• "Condemn the massacre" - Indro will also be released.
• "We killed the manager!" - Bergov will get angry, after which the secret final will take place.

Once you complete the quest, be prepared for the coming point of no return: task "Devils in Troski".

Achievement Silence is Golden

Get achievement Silence is gold in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 with the condition "Thanks to your efforts, Semin avoided the attack" can be achieved by successively choosing the answers "Robbers in Nebakov" and "No one helped these robbers" after the interrogation.

We hope that our guide helped you understand how to complete the quest Necessary Evil in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and figure out how best to respond in each dialogue to get this or that outcome. If you have any questions, ask them in commentswe will definitely answer.