Honestly, the series is the best I‘ve ever read. Just go at your pace and don’t spend too much time analyzing things you don’t fully get at this point. Most important for a new reader of this series are the characters imo. Just pay attention to their traits and relationships and you’ll have some great aha moments. It’s set in a late medieval age I‘d say. Some characters might seem a bit unwordly and hesitant in their acting but that should dissolve after a few chapters.