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Hmm very interesting! I like it! Dark Knight Send a noteboard - 19/03/2011 04:35:39 AM
In The Name of the Wind, Kvothe couldn't even do basic Sympathy to light that Fae creature on fire. And when it grabbed him, he wasn't described as shocked or scared, but rather was described as resigned. Then later on Bast warns Chronicler not to ask about what happened and then later tells him at the end of the book that Kvothe has given up and has lost his mojo.

So I think the failure to beat those guys wasn't some trick or embellishment of his fighting prowess, but rather it was just the same thing as the Sympathy failure. He's just a man waiting to die.

Kvothe has changed his name (Kote?). Elodin was seriously freaked out when Kvothe asked him about Denna frequently changing her name, until he realized it was only her "calling name" that was different. Kvothe somehow changed his Name name. His hair fades, his eyes fade, his skill at fighting and sympathy weaken, and there is no more music. It's probably why he can't open the chest at the end.

I don't know if he is able to switch back to Kvothe, but if so, it likely takes some preparation, which is why he could handle the scrael and not the soldiers.
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The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss Werthead - 18/03/2011 03:56:27 PM 11469 Views
Re: The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss kavorka - 18/03/2011 04:24:59 PM 2012 Views
I just feel that even when it's being unproductive and overlong... A Deathwatch Guard - 18/03/2011 08:05:33 PM 2505 Views
Thanks for the review. Darth_Katie - 18/03/2011 11:07:46 PM 2019 Views
Why did you want to punch him? Dark Knight - 18/03/2011 11:18:05 PM 1907 Views
Because he was insufferably perfect Darth_Katie - 19/03/2011 04:26:05 AM 1751 Views
In once sense of course he was Wibble - 19/03/2011 05:05:40 PM 1999 Views
I understand the point Darth_Katie - 19/03/2011 10:08:49 PM 1998 Views
About that present day fight scene... Dark Knight - 18/03/2011 11:21:56 PM 2213 Views
My guess: *spoilers* Gher - 19/03/2011 01:26:53 AM 2229 Views
Hmm very interesting! I like it! Dark Knight - 19/03/2011 04:35:39 AM 2028 Views
What about the fight with the scraeling? kavorka - 19/03/2011 07:25:17 PM 2029 Views
Well, Gher - 21/03/2011 03:11:14 AM 2007 Views
Re: Well, kavorka - 21/03/2011 05:18:47 PM 1861 Views
This is what I thought, too HousealThor - 28/04/2011 01:38:32 AM 1704 Views
Great review Beqi - 19/03/2011 07:12:18 PM 1871 Views
I love this series, but parts of this book.... imlad - 24/03/2011 02:05:46 PM 2222 Views
Three words: Crossroads of Twilight NaClH2O - 29/03/2011 10:52:51 PM 1952 Views
...now that I think about it, that's pretty apt. Though I still enjoyed it. (Spoilers) beetnemesis - 30/03/2011 01:35:15 AM 2244 Views
Re: The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss ajah - 21/04/2011 10:00:36 AM 2586 Views
I agree with a lot of this HousealThor - 28/04/2011 01:46:08 AM 2044 Views
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