Penthe sits down with Kvothe. We talk about the sweetness of this scene, and Penthe’s facility with the Aturan language and facial expressions. We talk about all the small nuances of a foreign culture one must learn to navigate,

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Vashet slaps the %&#*! out of Kvothe. We talk about how and why she does that, and why one would teach Kvothe deadly martial arts if one did not want him to use them.

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Kvothe treads on thin conversational ice with Vashet.We talk about the point of learning martial arts, skipping over the foundations of learning a skill, and a letter prompts us to talk (again) about the nature of the Cthaeh’s foresight.

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Kvothe gets walloped in the nards. We talk about how much that sucks, how Rothfuss describes that sensation viscerally and concretely, and how Naden feels about his life-changing wound. Then we have a long digression about cartoons. Our digression ends up being a lot longer than the substance of the episode. Lap it up, hogs.

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Kvothe serves the Adem lunch. We talk about the names of Adem martial arts moves, look closely at Nedan, and look back at all the people that Kvothe is shadowing.

Kvothe goes into Haert to meet some colourful characters. We talk about the obvious, Jordana has the right idea about taxes, and we learn why Nick is a dastardly villain.

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Celean succeeds until Vashet admonishes her. We talk about Celean's actions, pride in children in the face of danger, and Jordana explains how to round off a gymnastics routine.

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Kvothe composes an ode about beating up a little girl, who goes running into the sword tree. We talk about what Celean is up to, Narrator Kvothe's poem, and how much of this story makes it into Kvothe's legend.

Vashet keeps Kvothe in a wristlock. We talk about the Ademic order of control, Adem vulnerability, and take a second look at Tempi's decisions.

Kvothe and Vashet practice hand-fighting, but Kvothe wants to pick up a sword. We talk about Kvothe's attitude here, his and the Adem's relationship to discipline, and Jordana threatens the boys.