The listener does not know whether or not the protagonist will survive the attack of the sea at this point. wise counsels : 6 To understand a proverb and the inter- pretation the words of the wise, and their ' dark sayings. The knight struggles to stay focused on his goal in the face of Chaotica’s taunts.Īt the end of the song the knight’s boat is capsized by the storm and the knight charges down to fight Chaotica beneath the water. Chaotica is attacking him both physically with the storm and mentally with doubts and fears, preying especially on his regrets from tracks 3-5.

The protagonist worries that the storm and his fears have gotten him lost and that he will not be able to find his way out of the sea. Feel my fury, spare your wrath, just another fool in my path.” (I’ve fought and killed stronger men than you. Read The Wise Mans Fear Storyline: There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man. Here I am, now’s your time I haven’t been that hard to find.” (I’ve sacrificed too much to quit so give me your worst)Ĭ: “You think you’re so wise and strong? I have been here all along. K: “…The things I’ve left behind, go on and let your rage unwind. The lyrics of the song pitch the listener directly into the middle of the song’s action with the knight recalling that he“cannot remember the last time that could see the shore,” because his battle with the sea has raged for so long.įrom this point the song’s lyrics form a dialogue between the main character and the spirit of the storm,Chaotica. The song narrates his departure from the safety of the harbor with ambient sounds which soon turn sinister as Chaotica approaches the knight in the form of a storm at sea. In order for the knight to reach the Castle in the Clouds, he must first cross over a deadly sea (recently inhabited by the evil Chaotica). We tweaked each of the track titles a little bit from the original quote because each of the perils in our songs are different than those described in the book.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man. This is the first of three tracks to directly allude to the book after which our band is named. Discover 1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man” –Patrick Rothfuss

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