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Aaron

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“Trebon-born smith's prentice Kvothe tells the truth to in the frame”

Appearance§

Aaron is barely sixteen yet one of the tallest men in Newarre, with broad shoulders and thick arms befitting a blacksmith's prentice. He has the strapping, capable build of someone given to heavy physical labor, though the townsfolk still call him 'boy.'

Description§

Aaron is the blacksmith's prentice in Newarre, the village where Kvothe hides as the innkeeper Kote. Barely sixteen, he is one of the tallest men in town, broad-shouldered and thick-armed, and reckoned smarter than the townsfolk credit, though still treated as an outsider years after arriving from Trebon. He has a girlfriend named Rose. In the opening frame of The Wise Man's Fear, Kote tries to keep Aaron from joining the army by telling him he is truly Kvothe; Aaron dismisses it as a good lie and leaves to take the king's coin. Aaron names Kvothe's sword 'Kaysera, the poet killer,' a phrase Kvothe later recalls warmly. He also shrewdly recognizes the mercenary as possessed rather than a denner addict, having seen Kvothe try to burn it rather than stab it.

Relationships§

  • Acquaintance Kvothe — Kote tries to keep him from the army by revealing he is Kvothe; Aaron takes it as a good lie
  • Frequents Waystone Inn — Interacts with Kote at the inn in the WMF frame
  • Named Caesura — Names Kvothe's sword 'Kaysera, the poet killer'
  • Lives In Newarre — Blacksmith's prentice in Newarre, still an outsider after years
  • From Trebon — Originally came to Newarre from Trebon

Established facts§

  • Aaron is the blacksmith's prentice in Newarre, where Kvothe lives disguised as the innkeeper Kote.
  • He is barely sixteen, one of the tallest men in town, with broad shoulders and thick arms.
  • He is smarter than the other townspeople give him credit for, though not exceptionally clever.
  • He remains an outsider in Newarre even after about five years, having originally come from Trebon.
  • He has a girlfriend named Rose.
  • In the opening frame of The Wise Man's Fear, Kote tries to talk Aaron out of joining the army by telling him he is really Kvothe; Aaron takes it as an entertaining lie and leaves to take the king's coin.
  • Aaron names Kvothe's sword Caesura 'Kaysera, the poet killer,' a remark Kvothe later recalls fondly.
  • Aaron correctly recognizes the mercenary as possessed rather than a denner addict, because he saw Kvothe trying to set it on fire instead of using his sword.

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