Kvothe is walking on eggshells until the time for his test comes. We talk about the possibly-abrupt end of the sequence, the breakdown of Kvothe's relationship with Vashet, and the things that influenced Vashet's decision.

Vashet explains her thinking, and Kvothe is mystified by a bra. We talk about wrapped dresses, Rothfuss' approach to writing about breasts, and how close Kvothe came to disaster.

Kvothe gears up for a fight, then goes to see Vashet. We talk about Adem attitudes, Vashet's intentions, infer some things about Vashet's visitors, and Jeremy makes me spend an inordinate amount of time bleeping all his F-Bombs. Apologies for the audio quality in this week's episodes; we're experimenting with new setups.

Kvothe bares his musical soul. We talk about how Kvothe is better able to communicate without words, the songs he chooses to play for Vashet, and the most important tool for self-knowledge yet devised by humankind.

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Kvothe lures Vashet out of her home and into the darkness. We ponder if Vashet knows Kvothe is capable of fell sorcery, Kvothe showing he knows how to listen, and how this page sets up mystery.

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Kvothe ponders his next move and comes to a dramatic decision. We talk about how this scene might be faking out the reader - and how it might not. We discuss the structural role this scene would occupy in a more traditional story and how Rothfuss subverts our expectations. We also talk about how Kvothe’s reaction in this scenario is justifiable!

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Kvothe goes to apologize to Vashet, but she has something else in mind. We talk about how much we can learn from Vashet’s interpretation of Kvothe, and what in Kvothe is nature versus nurture. We ponder - can one trust an apology that comes from fear? And we debate the nature of a fence.

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Kvothe recites a poem for Penthe. We talk about bad mouths, get a crash course in poetry from Jeremy, and Jordana finally fulfills her promise.

Penthe provides Kvothe with an unexpected kindness. We talk about the flirty conversation, Penthe's shyness, and how the characters make accomodations for each other.

Kvothe teaches Penthe the intricacies of facial expressions. We talk about Italian Penthe, the Borat Quotient, and make filthy jokes about furniture.