Kvothe and Vashet get down to business. We talk about height differences between the sexes, and how the Adem might deal with the concept of birth control, given how they understand conception to occur.

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Kvothe gets an inconvenient erection, and Vashet waggles her eyebrows suggestively. We talk about hormonal teenager problems, and what purpose this scene serves in illustrating the cultural gulf between Adem and the Commonwealth. We close with a letter that sparks a crackpot theory.

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Kvothe gets hornt for Vashet. We talk about being a horny teenager, and the intimate connections between sex and violence, and debate whether we get enough scenes of Kvothe being bad at stuff.

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Kvothe is frustrated sparring with Vashet. We take a close look at Vashet's statements, Kvothe's readiness, and what Rothfuss owes...

Kvothe gets a mealtime companion. We talk about Shehyn's step, Kvothe's rising stock, and the role of the teacher in Ademre.

Penthe defeats Shehyn and becomes the new Queen of the Adem. We talk about Vashet's gaze, critique a common fantasy trope, what Adem characters we'd like to see again.

Kvothe and Vashet watch Shehyn and Penthe duel. Jordana is victorious, and we talk about Penthe’s name, then we debate power levels like a bunch of dweebs, and deep dive on the techniques Rothfuss uses to describe the scene.

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Kvothe and Vashet watch more fighters until Shehyn steps into the ring. A spelling mistake leads to a crackpot theory, we talk about what constitutes victory in a fight, and Jeremy stages a coup.

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Kvothe and Vashet watch the fighters and add colour commentary. We discuss the Adem’s assumptions about gender, and how they’re similar or different to our real-world views on gender. We debate whether or not Kvothe is getting better as a fighter, and the Adem conception of machismo.

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Vashet explains the basis of the Adem’s economy, and the fighting begins. We discuss the radical character of Ademre’s economy, and how Kvothe has a hard time wrapping his head around it. Then we gaslight Jordana about her favourite film, which we’ve never heard of. We return to the book to talk about what the sparring does to add to the worldbuilding of Ademre.

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