The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
Contents
CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE Return
Overview
Kvothe leaves Trebon celebrated as a miracle survivor, confirms Denna fled downriver, and returns to Imre. He clears his emergency debt with Devi, makes apologies across the University, and learns rumors tied to Ambrose’s malice. He recounts Trebon to Wilem and Simmon but cannot find Denna, resetting his academic and personal pursuits.
Summary
In Trebon’s inn, townsfolk marvel at Kvothe’s rapid recovery, reading the vanished bandages as another miracle. The innkeeper refuses payment in gratitude; Kvothe insists, then requests another bottle of strawberry wine as thanks.
At the docks, Kvothe asks after Denna and hears she shipped downriver the previous afternoon. Relieved she is alive yet uncertain about her silence and their greystone conversation, he takes a barge and returns to Imre shortly after dawn.
Kvothe goes straight to Devi, bartering hard before surrendering the lodestone and one talent to erase his urgent twenty-talent advance, leaving only his original four-talent debt. Nearly broke, he nonetheless feels the crisis past.
He spends days repairing obligations: apologies to Count Threpe, Manet, and Fela; Anker’s missed two nights of music; even Auri gently reproaches him. He explains his absence to masters Kilvin, Elxa Dal, and Arwyl, who accept with cool disapproval, foreshadowing a higher tuition.
With Wilem and Simmon, Kvothe shares the real story, shows the draccus scale, and hears they feared Ambrose had driven him off or worse. They demand he leave a note next time, asserting their friendship and concern.
Kvothe searches for Denna to explain, but she is gone from Imre. The chapter closes with his debts stabilized, relationships mended, and Denna once again elusive.
Who Appears
- KvotheReturns from Trebon, confirms Denna went downriver, repays Devi’s emergency loan, makes apologies, updates Wil and Sim, and resumes University life.
- DennaAbsent but reported to have shipped downriver; remains unreachable despite Kvothe’s search.
- DeviMoneylender who accepts a lodestone and one talent to clear Kvothe’s short-term twenty-talent advance.
- WilemFriend who feared the worst; hears Kvothe’s Trebon account and demands better communication.
- SimmonFriend who shares Wilem’s concerns; listens to the full story and insists Kvothe leave a note next time.
- KilvinMaster who accepts Kvothe’s apology for missed classes with reserved disapproval, implying higher tuition.
- Elxa DalMaster who receives Kvothe’s apology and disapproves, adding to academic consequences.
- ArwylPhysicker master who accepts Kvothe’s apology with cool disapproval for missed sessions.
- AuriGently reproaches Kvothe for not visiting during his sudden absence.
- Count ThrepeBenefactor whom Kvothe apologizes to for a missed appointment.
- FelaFriend with a missed lunch; receives Kvothe’s apology upon his return.
- ManetColleague with two missed meetings; Kvothe offers explanations.
- Trebon innkeeperRefuses payment out of gratitude; provides Kvothe with strawberry wine instead.
- DockworkersConfirm Denna passed through and shipped downriver the previous day.
- AmbroseAbsent; rumored to have had a hand in trouble, heightening friends’ fears for Kvothe.