Name of the Wind - Chapters 13-15

Chapter 13

Kote becomes aware that Bast has been eavesdropping on them and asks him to come out. Chronicler notices something odd about him. Finally he realizes Bast is not what he seems, he is apparently some sort of demon. Chronicler turns out to be a bit of an arcanist too and puts up some sort of protective barrier, and things get tense. Kote takes charge and forces them to call a truce via beer summit. He fetches some food and when he comes back he is ready to dive into his tale again.

Bast continues to be the most  intriguing character introduced so far. What is he, what does he want, how did he come to serve Kote? All this is yet to be revealed. Also, more than meets the eye to Chronicler, I guess we should have expected that.

Chapter 14

During a lesson with Abenthy, Kote tries to call the wind.  He succeeds in linking the air in his lungs to the air outside, and nearly dies. Abenthy is able to save him. The troupe passes a greystone, and , per custom, stops for the night. That night, Kote talks to Ben, who tells him that he can be thoughtless and he must reconsider how much he is teaching him. After that, he slows the pace of his teaching considerably. We learn Kote is 12 years old.

Little action has happened in the first 100 pages but several crumbs of interesting people, places, and events keep getting dropped without context to pique your curiosity.  Kote is rash in his enthusiasm to learn naming, and nearly gets himself killed -- but yeesh, what would you expect from a 12 year old? Ben is maybe realizing that just because Kote is able to learn the arcane arts doesn't mean he has the maturity to use them appropriately.

Chapter 15

Abenthy meets a widow and decides to part ways with the company. A farewell party combined with Kote's 12th birthday party is arranged. During the party, Kote's father sings the opening of the song he's been working on about Lanre. The next day, Kote finds a book of logic that Ben left for him as a present. A note in it is wishes him good luck a the university.

Sad to say goodbye to Ben who was a great character! At least he got a great farewell party!  Hopefully he will cross our path again.  The book, will, I'm sure, have significance later.