Kvothe and friends decide how exactly they’ll spend the Maer’s coin, and when they arrive at the inn, Kvothe is chatted up by a friendly barmaid. We discuss what Tempi’s body language during a tense scene is meant to convey, how exhausted one must get after travelling on foot for days, and the nuances of portraying lusty barmaids in a fantasy novel. Finally, a simple country podcast lawyer pleads his case.

Kvothe and his party sight an inn at the crossroads, and Dedan describes its charms. We discuss how everyone is characterized - including Hespe’s crush. We also discuss the inn’s importance to the local economy, and how it is the location of a bookend of Kvothe’s time with Felurian.

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Kvothe attempts to get Tempi to tell him about the Lethani. We discuss whether or not Tempi is suss, and debate the rules of ‘how is bit formed?’, and talk about the hottest new dating app in Temerant.

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Kvothe realizes his blunder too late, and makes the best of it. We talk about how this moment characterizes Kvothe, and how he prefigures the political philosophy of Machiavelli. We also debate whether or not explaining his sympathy would make Kvothe’s party respect him more, or less.

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Kvothe starts a fire and causes himself problems. We discuss just what the party is making of Kvothe, and a microcosm of Kvothe’s recklessness. We analyze the characterization of Kvothe and Dedan, and discuss a much-maligned character who will become integral to this podcast going forward.

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Kvothe admires Tempi’s weapon while the pair get busy, then Kvothe makes a mistake. We talk about an editing error, Jeremy reveals his sword snobbery, and analyze the way Kvothe interprets Tempi’s fidgeting.

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Kvothe makes an eldritch bargain. We talk about the role of tinkers, abjections, and what makes a good apology.

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The tinker drives a hard bargain, and Kvothe posts a letter. We talk about the cleverness of the tinker, review Kvothe’s wardrobe, and ask what the tinker knows.

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The tinker hands Kvothe a metaphor. We talk about the importance of Kvothe’s inventory, why he doesn’t have a knife, and the ways the Denna and Kvothe relationship has changed.

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The party encounters a tinker. We talk about Dedan’s desires, recap what we know about tinkers, and the choice to not learn about the characters at this time.

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