Nick: Kvothe jumps ahead in his narration, which reminds us that Kvothe is in control of telling the story.

Jeremy jams on fantasy trope of testing the hero

Mailbag from Matt re speaking a name, Lanre & Selitos

We get a training montage as Kvothe asks of the Chandrian. We talk about Vashet's response, what Adem kids might know of music, and Jordana googles Sybian.

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Page 747: No Lute November

Reta offers Kvothe a coin as the wagons arrive at their destination. We talk about our impressions of the caravaneers, read a long letter from a listener, and talk about the space women take up in the book.

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Page 243: Rolled Into Imre

We learn a bit about the gender politics of the Cealdim. We talk about foreshadowing, gender politics, and come up with a grand business idea.

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Page 244: Not Sure What To Think

CW: a discussion on sexual assault.

Denna and Kvothe bid each other goodbye forever. We talk about the sky, what Denna was thinking, and what kind of person Josn is. We wrap up with a letter from a listener responding to the uncovering of Kvothe's trauma on Page 185.

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Page 245: Brief, Bright Acquaintances

We finally spy the University. We talk about bridges, heather, and the world's history.

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Page 246: I Had Come to the University

Kvothe describes the University for us, and walks into the Archives for the first time. We talk about how Kvothe knows the names of the buildings, the inscription above the Archives, and what the University town can tell us about life there.

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Page 247: The University

Kvothe meets Willem who denies him access to the Archives. We talk about the way Willem's second language is expressed, the way Rothfuss casts his multicultural characters, and worldbuilding through context clues.

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Page 248: Here For The Archives

Kvothe's admissions interview begins. We talk about Kvothe's naming of characters, the inner life of jerk characters, and whether Hemme's conduct at this point is reasonable.

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Page 249: Looking Down On Me

Kvothe's admissions interview is underway! We talk about Kvothe's strategy, the masters' attitudes, and if the motivation of the masters matters.

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Page 250: Well-Versed

As a little gift to our listeners we're dropping this once patron-exclusive episode onto the main feed. Thanks for sticking by us for five hundred-odd episodes! If you can't get enough of us, there's an extra-long monster episode like this one every month at patreon.com/pageofthewind plus some other goodies!

The Trio reviews and discusses Rick and Morty D&D comic issue #1 by Pat Rothfuss.

Does Rothfuss still have "it" when he's not writing for a world he conceived? Does a toxic fandom reflect negatively on the very thing you're a fan of? Is this a responsible comic? We talk about this and more!

Patreon Peek: Rick & Morty/Dungeons & Dragons

An examination of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, one page at a time. 

Get in touch, support the show, and more at pageofthewind.com!

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