Theory’s

Hey so i’m relistening to NOTW and WMF. but i don’t know anyone personally who i can converse with about the series to bounce ideas off of. I just passed the part in WMF where kvoth met Maluen Lackless. And again i’m convinced without any real evidence that she is his aunt. I have nothing to support this other than why else would it be part of her story if not connected to kvoth. but i read something a minute ago on here that peaked my interest and i was going to comment under neath but figured here in the open i’d be more likely to receive a response. The person mentioned the idea that the shard of glass Selitos used to cut out his eye was is what’s in the lacklass box and it was what bound selitos, or the cthaeh, to the tree. i had never heard or thought selitos was the cthaeh. where is it mentioned that Selitos is the cthaeh? i had assumed the key to the doors of stone or the 4 panel door was in the lackless box. Also during the relistening i’m doing now i’ve been considering what would get him expelled from the university. seeing as he can talk his way out of the regular trouble i think it’s likely that what gets him expelled is opening that door and learning secret magic. consider the stories that are told in the way stone inn and how the entire series has an plot device around the stories being based on some event. The old goofy guy that is always telling stories always mentions at least something in every story that is true. it’s mentioned that kvoth learned secret magics at the university. behind the panel door is undoubtedly something nefarious considering elodin hardly admitted the door existed. idk thats the most frustrating part of the series is that it’s unfinished and patrick could take the story in several different ways. the world is in chaos while the story is being told and written by the chronicle. how much of the last book would be the rest of the story and the rest cleaning up the world. kvoth opens the doors of stone undoubtedly. as its mentioned in skarpies story he mentions the enemy’s being locked behind the doors of stone. i just assume it’s the door to the fae realm. since bast if fae and they consider him to be a demon of sorts. since bast is from the fae realm and they consider him to be a demon of sorts perhaps the demons mentioned throughout the books are simply fae creatures that are idk bad or just yucky.

In regard to Master Ash however, i still have no idea who he might be. Somebody mentioned cinder but i doubt the chandrien just go about living ordinary lives. The amir hunt them i think other wise they wouldn’t need protection from lanrey. and seeing as the amir either altered or removed information regarding them it seems to me that both sides keep at least a low profile. with the chandrien having different signs of their presence i don’t imagine that would go unnoticed. but it’s not common knowledge what signs they each show. aside from kvoth and the girl that drew the pottery ( i never remember her name ) i don’t think anyone but the amir would know that. and they would most certainly keep an eye out for it.

and finally denna. i rather enjoy denna i wont lie. i understand the lure of a woman like her and nothing short of a mysterious woman would peak kvoths interest. I dont think it’s mentioned where she came from or what her story was. she is on her own path and we know very little about her past. Her relationship with master ash makes sense to me as well. She thinks she has no other choice and kvoth is over protective. Yes ash is abusive and the cthaeh mentions that he enjoys it but he doesn’t want anyone to know who he is and demands secrecy. but like i said i couldn’t even guess as to who he is. denna mentions him bumping into her and at the very least kvoth believes her when she talks (in the early days of ash) that she didnt know him already. but what if that’s part of the cover? like how likely could it be that it’s a character we know and he simply knows about her relationship with kvoth and had her feed him a false origin story. but if that’s true none of the characters seem a good fit for master ash. we don’t know if kvoth kills the current king or another king. if kvoth kills anyone it would be master ash to protect denna. but what kind of king could spend his free time beating denna and being her patron. maybe he’s just in line for the throne and was mentioned when sim and will talked about the royal line. but those characters aside from the maer haven’t been introduced.

Anyway. sorry is so much but like i said i have no one else to discuss this stuff with. if there’s anyone who just wants to talk about the series im game. otherwise i hope someone can provide some clarity to the above ideas, validate some, or critique and point out flaws in the above please please discuss it with me. im starving for conversion related to these books. I love them and without the last book i have only these ideas discussed to keep that passion alive. if the last book never comes out i will still love these books.

p.s. what if ash is brayden?