Kvothe and Celean discuss who can claim to know the Lethani. We discuss the changing nature of water, wind, Kvothe and the Lethani. We discuss what constrains the possibility of human lives, and finish with a letter that does some fantasy linguistics.

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Kvothe gets his message across to Celean, finally. We talk about the invention of hand talk, how prequels are more often than not, garbage, and Nick goes off on the subterfuge of answering the question “what do you do?”.

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Kvothe explains to Celean that where he comes from the women have no Ketan at all. We talk about gender roles, and assumptions about how the world works.

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Kvothe is thrashed by Celean, and asks to learn her secret technique. Nick returns, and we talk about Celean’s characterization, why she’s matched with Kvothe, and then a letter inspires some discussion about ‘why’ Kvothe understands the Lethani.

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Kvothe battles a little girl. We talk about trends of fantasy fight chreography, the story told by the fight, and Celean's positive characterisation.

Kvothe learns why, exactly, he has been matched with a little girl. We talk about how to deal with little kids, hair, and whether Kvothe is, in fact, being mocked

Kvothe meets his sparring partner, who serves Kvothe a 'tude. We talk about how we feel about this new character, Kvothe's continuing pig-headedness, and argue over what is implied by the characters' introductions.

Kvothe wrestles with his male gaze. We talk about the sword tree's relationship to naming, the public baths, and determine whomst among us is the rube.

Kvothe undergoes a particular training montage. We talk about Kvothe's rhythm, why Kvothe's sex techniques (sexniques?) don't work, and Kvothe's heel turn.

Kvothe ruminates in the aftermath of his encounter with Vashet. We talk about the potentially thorny situation he’s in, how Vashet tries to ‘civilize’ Kvothe, and the postscript to a listener’s letter results in HEATED DEBATE.

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