Kvothe lets us know how terribly clever he is. We talk about how Kvothe reveals his cleverness, Jordana explains some fun facts about water polo, and a letter prompts us to talk about getting hit in the face.

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Kvothe uses a couple of clever maneuvers to end the fight without dying. We talk about what this fight does for Carceret’s character and what it may be setting up, and discuss the different “levels” of antagonist in the book.

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Kvothe enters combat with Carceret. We have a long digression about K.A. Applegate’s Animorphs novels and other 90s ephemera. (DAE remember pogs?) When we finally get to the page, we talk about getting into the heads of our fighters, how Careceret knows to freak Kvothe out.

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Kvothe recites his sword’s atas, and faces off against Carceret. We discuss the wisdom of heeding Tempi, Carceret’s showboating, and her feelings about Shehyn.

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A crowd has gathered to watch Kvothe's Stone Trial and Tempi gives a warning. We talk about why Tempi has been absent from the story, Kvothe's overconfidence, and try to figure out how the crowd arrived so soon.

Shehyn has no choice but to begin the Stone Trial. We talk about Vashet failing to mention the Stone Trial to Kvothe, why she might have been distracted, and poke at the stakes of the pageantry.

Kvothe learns that atas in what is apparently a rather short time. We talk about Kvothe getting into trouble again, why he's so good at this task, and teach some techniques for memorization.

Kvothe decides he knows best, and comes to a realization. We talk about saicere and caesura and a possible Adem great vowel shift, we talk about unimpressed Magwyn, and we learn why people don’t like Jordana.

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Kvothe begins to memorize a list of names and deaths. We talk about what details on this page might have far-reaching implications, an instruction that Kvothe completely disregards, and how Kvothe treats Caesura.

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Kvothe is taken to Magwyn to learn the atas of his sword. We talk about whether (and how) Rothfuss chooses to prevent characters from discussing their feelings, how Kvothe has to be on his best behaviour, and discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of prequels.

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