The Shaed is finished, and Kvothe knows his time in the Fae is up. We are joined by a special guest to talk about Felurian's attachment, a demonstration of magic items, and facial hair travails.

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Felurian shares Fae delicacies with Kvothe. We talk about fruit, where Felurian is getting the gifts she gives to Kvothe, and we return to the problem of the Draccus and the wheel.

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Kvothe slowly recovers from his encounter with the Cthaeh while Felurian tries to take care of him. We talk about Kvothe's nurturing figures, his fugue childhood reversion, and the wondrous Fae fruit.

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Kvothe tells Chronicler and Bast what they don’t want to hear. We talk about how Kvothe and Rothfuss are telling us what kind of story this is, discuss whether Kvothe is speaking figuratively in the chapter’s last lines, and digress on the subject of Romeo and Juliet, and Shakespeare.

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Bast emphasizes the catastrophic nature of the Cthaeh. We talk about the paralysis of prophecy, Nick besmirches the entire profession of fantasy novel cover design, and we compare the use of the Cthaeh in theater to real world traditions.

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Bast Kvothe and Chronicler discuss just how bad the Cthaeh really is. We talk about the magic Bast displays, the importance of cultural context in stories, and where Bast comes from. Then Jeremy goes on a long rant about the nuances involved in ‘showing, not telling’.

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Bast is freaking out. We talk about the hands, the new information about Rhinna flowers, and how badly the Sithe seems to have messed up.

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Bast throws a temper tantrum while Kvothe tries to explain himself. We talk about Bast's motivations, Kvothe and Chronicler's conceptions of free will, and review plague ships and quarantine.

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Back at the inn, Bast reacts to what he's just heard. We talk about Bast's behavior, the circumstances of Kvothe's discovery of the Cthaeh, and other examples of malevolent prophets.

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Kvothe relives the awful things the Cthaeh told him about. We talk about how Felurian's reaction doesn't line up with what Bast tells us of the Cthaeh, Cthaeh bites, and wonder about a certain character's eyes.

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