knight and moon series by janet evanovich

She continues to flit in and out of his life in a maddening way. He also meets Denna once more, when she steps in to perform the female part of the song that he played to earn his pipes. He goes to the Eolian and earns his silver pipes, which allows him to make money by performing music. Kvothe purchases a secondhand lute, as thieves previously stole his father’s lute, and finally plays music again. He also makes two loyal friends, Wilem and Simmon. He befriends a shadowy student named Auri, who seems to live within the bowels, or “Underthing,” of the University. He must borrow money from a moneylender named Devi for subsequent terms. Wealthy and arrogant fellow student Ambrose ensures that Kvothe receives a ban from the Archives, where Kvothe hopes to learn more about the Chandrian.Īfter a flamboyant start at the University, Kvothe begins to settle in. Instead, the masters raise Kvothe to the title of E’lir for his knowledge of sympathy. Master Hemme’s attempt to embarrass Kvothe in front of the class and then get him punished for it backfires miserably. However, he makes some enemies early on as well. Kvothe’s University education begins, and he impresses the masters at admissions enough that they allow him to enter without paying anything-in fact, they give him some money to start with. One of his fellow travelers is beautiful Denna, with whom he falls in love, but they are only together a few short days before Kvothe arrives at Imre. Kvothe, now 15, travels to the University near Imre. He begins to return to the path he was on when his world ended three years ago: to the University. Following the arrest of the storyteller Skarpi, Kvothe realizes he is over being sad and that his mind is re-opening. He learns about the true nature of “demons” and finds solace in stories.

During this dark period, he contends with prejudice and economic hardship. Kvothe makes his way to the nearest city, Tarbean, where he spends the next three years as a street waif, begging and stealing for food as he works through the profound grief that overcame him after the death of his family. Kvothe talks of his childhood with a theatrical troupe known as the Edema Ruh, where he learns from his parents and from the arcanist Abenthy, whom Kvothe calls “Ben.” Evil people from children’s tales, called the Chandrian, massacre his parents and the entire group of performers one evening when Kvothe is just 12 years old.

Rothfuss structures the tale as a story Kvothe tells, with interludes that relate what is happening in the present day, such as when the innkeeper takes a food break or needs relief from his emotions.

Knight and moon series by janet evanovich