Name of the Wind 85 - 87

Chapter 85

There is a disciplinary hearing for Kote and Ambrose. Kote argues successfully to have Ambrose pay him 20 talents for stealing and breaking his lute. The masters then vote unanimously for Kote to get 6 lashes and be expelled from the university.

Could his be the moment of Kote's expulsion? But he hasn't even learned to master calling he wind - seems doubtful he could do it again on purpose. At least he got some money to buy a new lute and pay Devi!

Chapter 86

Kote gets a reprieve! Elodin moves to repeal the expulsion and also promote Kote to the rank of Re'lar (which we learn means "speaker", as in speaking the names of things). This motion is passed by the masters, but no word on the lashes. Later Kote talks to Elodin, who tells him of the history of the university. Kote wonders how he was able to call the wind. Elodin is cryptic but explains that although he doesn't consciously know the name, his subconscious mind does. Elodin explains that it is often in anger, tapping into he subconscious, that a student is first able to call the name of something, and this is how it was with Elodin himself. So it's almost an expected thing, and not likely to result in expulsion. Despite being a Re'lar, Kote does not gain access to the Archives. Elodin also declines to tell him more about he four plated door in the archives. Elodin then goes on cryptically about naming, leaving Kote confused.

Phew! Kote is saved and on his way to being a great arcanist. Elodin is pretty opaque in discussing the power of names, so I was at least as confused as Kote. Luckily, it seems Elodin has taken a special interest so Kote will learn from the best.

Chapter 87

Kote reveals to his friends that despite having his expulsion sentence commuted, he will still get lashes. Later, he meets with Auri and convinces her to show him around the underground tunnels of the university. He finally reaches a room with some ancient-appearing machines. The chapter ends with an interruption mid-sentence.

The Underthing is described as massive, far bigger than I had been imagining, almost like an underground city. Makes you wonder how big the university was in the past and what had been going on there. You get the impression that it is now a pale shadow of what it once was, a very interesting thought.  Hopefully we will get to know more about these machines that are fascinating Kote.

Name of the Wind 82 - 84

Chapter 82

Kote wakes up wrapped in bandages at the inn. The townspeople believe he is some sort of holy man who destroyed the demon that attacked the town. While he was unconscious, they burned the draccus and buried it. He searches for Denna but she is long gone. The mayor and constable interview him, but he gets more info out of them than they do from him. He intimidates them into sending out for anyone who knows what the Mauthens dug up on Barrow Hill - an urn decorated with symbols of the Chandrian. He gives a girl a coin that he says will protect her from demons and enjoys the heroic feeling of having comforted her, which he says is what motivated him to be a hero.

Kote now uses his smarts to get the better of the townspeople who are not quite as grateful as they maybe should be.  We do see that he gets a thrill from being a hero again -- will this lead him to try to fill that role?

Chapter 83

Kote returns to Imre and has some explaining to do to friends and teachers. He trades the lodestone to Devi to cancel out the 20 talent debt. Only Wil and Sim get the full story.

I expected a more involved storyline of how he unloads the lodestone, but luckily for him Devi accepts barter. 

Chapter 84

Kote runs into Denna, but she is with another guy now. It is not the mysterious patron, code name Ash. Later Wil and Sim question him about it. Ambrose shows up, grabs Kote's lute, and plays a mocking song. He tosses it back to Kote, but it crashes on the ground and it is destroyed. Kote is pissed. In his anger, he inadvertently calls the wind and hurts Ambrose. Kote's mind is a little scrambled. His friends take him to Kilvin's office. Elodin shows up, whispers a word in his ear, and he snaps out of it.

Yay! Kote finally calls the wind, as he's always wanted too. Not a sastifying enough revenge on Ambrose, for any of us, but it's a start. I'm feeling like Wil and Sim only exist to ask Kote what he feels about Denna.

Name of the Wind 82 - 84

Chapter 82

Kote wakes up wrapped in bandages at the inn. The townspeople believe he is some sort of holy man who destroyed the demon that attacked the town. While he was unconscious, they burned the draccus and buried it. He searches for Denna but she is long gone. The mayor and constable interview him, but he gets more info out of them than they do from him. He intimidates them into sending out for anyone who knows what the Mauthens dug up on Barrow Hill - an urn decorated with symbols of the Chandrian. He gives a girl a coin that he says will protect her from demons and enjoys the heroic feeling of having comforted her, which he says is what motivated him to be a hero.

Kote now uses his smarts to get the better of the townspeople who are not quite as grateful as they maybe should be.  We do see that he gets a thrill from being a hero again -- will this lead him to try to fill that role?

Chapter 83

Kote returns to Imre and has some explaining to do to friends and teachers. He trades the lodestone to Devi to cancel out the 20 talent debt. Only Wil and Sim get the full story.

I expected a more involved storyline of how he unloads the lodestone, but luckily for him Devi accepts barter. 

Chapter 84

Kote runs into Denna, but she is with another guy now. It is not the mysterious patron, code name Ash. Later Wil and Sim question him about it. Ambrose shows up, grabs Kote's lute, and plays a mocking song. He tosses it back to Kote, but it crashes on the ground and it is destroyed. Kote is pissed. In his anger, he inadvertently calls the wind and hurts Ambrose. Kote's mind is a little scrambled. His friends take him to Kilvin's office. Elodin shows up, whispers a word in his ear, and he snaps out of it.

Yay! Kote finally calls the wind, as he's always wanted too. Not a sastifying enough revenge on Ambrose, for any of us, but it's a start. I'm feeling like Wil and Sim only exist to ask Kote what he feels about Denna.