Witcher Book Series - Blood of Elves, The Time of Contempt, & Baptism of Fire

In much the same way one might view Harry Potter, Cirilla, in The Witcher is viewed as a "chosen one" of sorts, and has to learn how to harness her intrinsic magical powers. The book follows a collection of stories, separate timelines which do eventually end up coming together. One of the most important being Ciri's development and training. She is forced to learn to fight like a witcher as her father, Geralt. (not by birth, but by gift of surprise, bound by fate) This challenge is forced upon her only as a means of survival. She is hunted by evil characters who want her not only for her royal blood but also her magical abilities.

After she is trained in the ways of the witcher she is taken under the wing of Yennifer where she would learn the ways of a sorceress. Yennifer plays a role as mother figure in the training, using harsh punishment and withheld praise to strengthen ciri. She also experienced this same strong handed during her sword-fighting and agility combat training. The way she is taught first the ways of sleighing monsters and hand-to-hand combat and then pushed into the intellectual side of magic training shows a dramatic shift in lifestyle and challenge.

She is faced with several moral issues throughout the book, the first being when learning magic. Yennifer teaches Ciri the basics of magic and progressively moves onto larger/stronger spells. One example of a moral issue is when Ciri is told to stay away from "fire magic." Not understanding the ramifications of such power, she uses it—given she is in a time of dire need and has no choice—and it causes her to have hallucinations urging her to kill anyone who abandoned her at a young age. After understanding the downside to magic, this challenge causes her to be more careful and avoid all fire magic.

As the series progresses, her powers continues to form her into a force to be reckoned with.