There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
The sea in storm is used to describe Devi repeatedly and there's the more obvious shipwreck.
A moonless night comes up several times as well throughout.
Who's the gentle man? I don't think it's Kvothe as he's angry and violent at the drop of a hat.
Posted Oct 15, 2015, 3:53 PM UTC
Loren?
That's... a good point. Loren's smallest flash of anger ruined Kvothe's life for a good little while.
Kvothe is definitely not a gentleman. Kote however ......
Here's the relevant quotes:
Kvothe
“I spent too much time entertaining gentlemen callers,” she said dryly. “You should have explained to him that I’m nothing remotely resembling a gentleman,” I said.
There are about a dozen quotes just like this for Kvothe. He's a thief, not a gentleman.
Kote
“Lord and lady, that’s a lovely tumble,” Old Cob said respectfully, his eyes watering slightly. “You’re a gentleman, Kote. And I’m glad to know you.”
No. Just not at all in the least. He's quick to anger, acts fast and decisively, and far from noble birth. He is not a gentle man.
I always felt this was solved, as far as we with what exists:
The sea in the storm is the shipwreck and the fight with Devi.
The night with no moon is Felurian and I think isn't the stabbing in a moonless night?
The anger of a gentle man is the Maer and Loren.
If I'm remembering correctly this puts one of each in each book, with the most solid ones (shipwreck, Felurian, and the Maer) in the second book, Wise Mans Fear.
Another possibility is Abethy (Ben) remember how mad he got when kvothe bound the air in his lungs to the air outside? He was half a second away from slapping kvothe across the face.
“Well-spoken as you are, you are no gentleman,” Alveron
I see it as averlon, though I don't think it has to relate to someone in particular.
Well KOTE is a gentle man, and when he gets angry he turn into Kvothe who is not gentle at all. As chronicler points out in his thoughts. "Why didn’t I see it before? He could break me in his hands like a kindling stick. How did I ever mistake him for an innkeeper, even for a moment?"
Though Loren is also very valid. all the students are super afraid of crossing him, and with good reason.
Kote is gentle, but if we stop calling him Kote when he's angry because he's then Kvothe - is it Kvothe's anger or Kote's?
Kvothe is the hulk confirmed
My head is spinning now....
And I'm not saying he's only turning into Kvothe when he's angry, but this is when its the most easy for him. As to who's anger it is... Probably kvothe, as Kote is not the "REAL" person. but yeah, it hurts to think about.
I think that Loren is a gentle man, because the first time Kvothe quotes the wise man's fears is when Loren ban him from the archives.
I think Elodin might be another one... he is always a mistery, but I bet he would be scary if in Anger
I thought of elodin a moment myself, but he's not really gentle. He does alot of crazy stuff throughout, but yeah. Don't get on his bad side, he will break into your house and burn your clothes.
A series on Elodin then?! Would be extreme.
A series on Elodin then?!
That is my favorite chronicler line. In that moment he realizes that he stands before a man who could, by legend stand in a fight against the word and win. It's poetic that he was in that sense of security and then realizes that he is in no way under a dome of safety. He is in the same room with arguably one of the most dangerous men to live.