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Kvothe 's arrest

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A short while ago I finished reading Patrick Rothufuss' books The Kingkiller Chronicles (The name of the wind and The wise man's fear). Though I'm generally more into sci-fi than medieval fantasy, I felt in love with the story and the characters, especially Kvothe, the young red-headed hero.

And so, I asked my dear friend Bowen12a if he could make a couple of illustrations of this book. Especially the scenes where Kvothe gets in trouble ;). Like when he was arrested by the local authorities. Here's the extract of the book on which this illustration is based:

    Three of them wore the dark round caps that marked them as constables. And if that weren’t clue enough as to their business, each of them carried a long oak cudgel bound in iron. They watched me like hard-eyed hawks.

    The fourth man stood aside from the others. He didn’t wear a constable’s cap and wasn’t nearly so tall or broad across the shoulders. Despite that, he carried himself with undeniable authority. His face was lean and grim as he drew out a piece of heavy parchment decorated with several black, official-looking seals.

    “Kvothe, Arliden’s son,” he read aloud to the room, his voice clear and strong. “In the sight of these witnesses I bind you to stand to your own account before the iron law. You are charged with Consortation with Demonic Powers, Malicious Use of Unnatural Arts, Unprovoked Assault, and Malfeasance.”

    Needless to say, I was caught completely flat-footed. “What?” I said stupidly. As I said, I’d had more than a few drinks.

    The grim man ignored me and turned to one of the constables. “Bind him.”

    One of the constables drew out a length of clattering iron chain. Up until now I’d been too startled to be properly afraid, but the sight of this grim-faced man pulling a pair of dark iron manacles out of a sack filled me with a fear that turned my bones to water.

    Simmon appeared next to the hearth, pushing his way past the constables to stand in front of the fourth man.

    “What exactly is going on here?” Sim demanded, his voice hard and angry. It was the only time I’d ever heard him sound like the son of a duke. “Explain yourself.”

If you like heroic-medieval fantasy, you should definitely give it a try!

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I'm already imagining what will happen next, especially since that blonde haired boy stepped in those men's way, and Kvothe is really cute ! The two of them are adorable together. They would make a great couple !
I'm impatient to see what he will do with your idea and how these new characters will escape from that difficult situation :^)