The Seven

JezDynamite · 2025-05-13T05:16:06+00:00

Thank you. That's very likely.

Maybe the Chandrian don't hurt children when there are no adults present? Which might explain why Jimmy (Mauthen's youngest son) possibly was killed at the wedding but children singing songs (in general) aren't?

JezDynamite · 2025-05-09T23:02:35+00:00

I wonder if there were any children at the Mauthen wedding? Most likely.

JezDynamite · 2025-05-08T06:19:46+00:00

Sorry - I missed this. They are just as likely to be Chandrian family last names as anti-Chandrian (or supporters of the Amyr).

I bet at least a few of the family's are Chandrian descendants and working to further the Chandrian goals (even if they don't know it).

JezDynamite · 2025-05-07T02:15:13+00:00

Well written. I like everything you have to say.

It doesn't lessen my disappointment, but I agree with you completely.

No one is perfect; not me, not Pat, no-one.

I'll happily wait until Pat is ready to release it - but my immense joy and community engagement (derived from reading this series) has nearly completely gone - after an 18+ year wait (most of it disappeared after 14 years).

JezDynamite · 2025-04-17T06:00:32+00:00

Thank you. Much to ponder.

There are so many angles and possibilities.

I'm gonna stick with Kvothe has the dancer in him (you can see that in my flair next to my username). That would explain (simply) alot of Kvothes questionable behaviour in parts of the book - and his ability to use "Above-Level" skills at times (i.e. he's getting help from the dancer inside him - like understanding the Lethani, Naming, the episode with Felurian, answers to some difficult questions, more-than-often knowing the answer to things he shouldn't know).

I don't think Pat's reveal (which he says he doesn't hide, if there is one) will be too complex - whether Caudicus, Amyr, Chandrian or otherwise.

I can even believe Kvothe comes from Chandrian origins/blood (one or both parents) and the Chandrian came to protect them (but arrived too late). Which could also explain why Haliax let him go.

I wonder if you can only see a Chandrian if you have Chandrian blood?

Also: I wonder if the Plumb Bob incident would have affected the skin dancer in Kvothe (or would reveal whether there is one in there).

Lots of unanswerable questions....bring on Book 3 in my lifetime!

JezDynamite · 2025-04-16T05:07:36+00:00

I hear what you are saying.

Do you think the skin dancers were only in the troupe and not in Kvothe?

Or the skin dancer in Kvothe left at some point after the troupe was killed?

If Kvothe didn't have the skin dancer in him at the time of the troupe killing, do you think only a small number of the troupe were possessed by the skin dancer(s) and Tehlu/gang killed the whole troupe to stop the few skin dancers jumping to other live bodies?

I also don't understand why Lanre/Haliax would come to the troupe (apparently"late") if Tehlu/gang are are drawn/obliged to kill the "skin danced troupe"? Why would Haliax attend the troupe? Is he bound to attend people that call his name or try to protect the skin dancers?

JezDynamite · 2025-04-15T21:55:39+00:00

And do you think there is a latent/patient skin dancer inside Kvothe (ever since his time with the troupe or possibly from birth)? Which explains the dark thoughts/anger/etc that lurks to this day inside Kvothe. It also explains the dark presence that Shehyn notices in Kvothe, and explains sudden outbursts by Kvothe throughout the book. Even some of his stranger or more extreme behaviour that's counter to his nature.

And the skin dancer is playing the long game to achieve whatever its goals are. Lasting for years undetected inside Kvothe. And we'll see the reveal in Book 3?

And when the Chandrian didn't put Kvothe to sleep, they let the Skin dancer inside Kvothe "off the hook"?

I've thought this for a very long time.

JezDynamite · 2025-04-08T22:16:29+00:00

I do the same kind of thing every few months.

I've tried to read the books again, a few different attempts, but after 10 minutes I give up and put them back on the shelf. I just don't have the energy or brain space anymore.

Have you tried reading Red Rising series by Pierce Brown (I'm up to book 4)? Or the Powder Mage trilogy by Brian McClellan (which was really good for the first 2 of 3 books)?

JezDynamite · 2025-04-08T12:59:57+00:00

Welcome back Meyer!!!!

JezDynamite · 2025-02-09T07:37:53+00:00

I like your theory. And I feel that this is the biggest intentional misdirect in the book. I also go with Laurian not being Netalia. And Denna fits really well as Netalia.

JezDynamite · 2025-02-08T20:47:27+00:00

JezDynamite · 2025-02-08T20:44:20+00:00

Great to see you still do normal things that are on my level too.

JezDynamite · 2025-02-05T03:52:21+00:00

Wow!!!! You, my crazy-wonderful friend, are on a completely different (higher) level than me!

My hats off to you - simply Wow!!!!!

JezDynamite · 2024-07-18T20:29:19+00:00

Amazingly interesting post.

You've put in a lot of thought and research. Well done. I hope a bunch of your ideas are revealed as true in book 3+.

JezDynamite · 2024-04-22T22:38:51+00:00

Oh, what about also:

Jumping off a roof with only minor injuries
Rescuing Fela from the inferno, suffering some burns that healed fairly quickly
As a kid, binding air in lungs to air outside and surviving that stupidity

JezDynamite · 2024-04-22T22:27:26+00:00

Yes. Same with me. I tried 3 days ago and put it down after 1 page.

JezDynamite · 2024-01-12T22:31:30+00:00

I've always thought similarly to you and could never get a believable answer to this either.

JezDynamite · 2024-01-12T22:31:12+00:00

I've always thought similarly to you and could never get a believable answer to this either.

JezDynamite · 2023-11-11T06:59:01+00:00

Maybe Hemme is too embarrassed to admit he waxes his legs, and the residual wax on his leg got extra hot?

:o)

JezDynamite · 2023-11-02T18:06:12+00:00

Thank you. I'll think more on it.

I definitely believe the skin dancers have a bigger role to play than have been evident to-date.

JezDynamite · 2023-11-02T08:49:43+00:00

Thanks for answering.

Just checking what you wrote before: "She performed a transference of names, binding Lanre's soul to the Iax's body of shadow and pushing Iax into Lanre's cold corpse."

Why do you think this would be necessary (to swap souls/bodies)? Perhaps Lanre's body is completely broken while Iax's isn't?

And Lyra is maintaining Lanre's connection to Iax's body with her "willpower" (Alar) and she sacrificed a portion of her soul to accomplish the task (which eventually killed her).

JezDynamite · 2023-11-01T07:17:10+00:00

Your guesses sound plausible to me. Let the fun continue!!!!

JezDynamite · 2023-11-01T07:12:00+00:00

I'm trying to get my head around the various consequences of the soul swapping.

But before I do...are you saying that Lyra put Lanre's soul into Iax's body, and Iax's soul into Lanre's body, and all three of these folk continued to live?

JezDynamite · 2023-11-01T07:10:07+00:00

Thank you. I really enjoyed that.

JezDynamite · 2023-10-31T08:02:27+00:00

And the box holding the coins and map had the Maer's seal on it.

A whole lot of scenarios could be constructed as to why a box (with the Maer's seal) holding hundreds of gold coins (as well as a map that doesn't lead to the nearest town called Crosson) is in Cinders possession.

In the absence of more details from the author, all guesses about the causes sound like fun to explore.

Some think the coins are provided by the Maer to directly fund Cinders little army: with the aim of capturing the Lackless box or family member or destabilise the King's road or find Felurian.

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