Kvothe and Tempi are frightened on the road to Crossen. We talk about the little town and what makes its engine tick, how Kvothe’s panic makes him just like James Bond, and then Jeremy goes on a tangent about the classic 1990s action movie The 13th Warrior.

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Kvothe and Tempi take a walk, and run into trouble. We talk about how Rothfuss is showing us the different advantages of Ademic hand talk and what they might imply about Adem culture. We discuss how Rothfuss trusts his audience, and bask in the glow of a very kind fan letter.

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We get to the end of the page and find out Tempi has manipulated the group. We talk about how this kind of manipulation works, tricks for memorizing stories and monologues, Shakespeare,and the criminal underappreciation of Green Day.

The story grinds to a halt. We talk about Tempi’s social acumen, explore Jordana’s sense of humour, and why Dedan scuttles the story.

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Jax declares his desire and sets out on a quest. We talk about the menders, whether Jax is reasonable, and why applying real-world ethics to this parable is a mug’s game.

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Jax and the tinker make a wager. We talk about how hard done by the tinker is, Jax’s relationship to power, and the similarities to real-world Jacks.

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We learn about Jax, the odd, slightly sinister boy - and a tinker appears. We talk about the similarities between Jax and Haliax, how Hespe remembers the story, and wonder at the allegory of the broken house.

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The mysterious tale of Jax begins. We talk about the other heroes of the other stories, not rereading books, and how Hespe’s story becomes one of the most important.

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Kvothe grumbles about taxation. We present a compelling case that taxes are good, actually.

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Kvothe and Chronicler discuss the bleeders and their levies. We discuss what exactly we think the logistics of bleeding are, and how the levies affect commoners and nobles in different ways. We discuss how Kvothe relates to the Bentleys, and the sources of Kvothe’s exotic supplies.

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