Detta orsakas av en affär Kvothe tillverkad med Riem. Eftersom det inte finns någon standardundervisning för skolan gjorde han en överenskommelse. Medan tio talanger kan se ut som ett anständigt belopp på papper och om det inte finns en revisor som kontrollerar de belopp som Bursaren samlat in för varje elev, skulle deras affär lätt kunna missas, eftersom Kvothets studieavgift i princip skrivs på ett kvitto som han fattar Bursar att betala.
Kvothe har i princip en tom check från Maer och gjort en deal med Riem, jag betalar tio talanger till skolan och vi delar allt över.
I left my baggage in Simmon’s room and paid a visit to the bursar in the basement of Hollows. Riem was a balding, pinch-faced man who had disliked me ever since the masters had assigned me a negative tuition in my first term. He wasn’t in the habit of giving money out, and the entire experience had rubbed him the wrong way. I showed him my open letter of credit to Alveron’s coffers. As I’ve said, it was an impressive document. Signed by the Maer’s own hand. Wax seals. Fine vellum. Excellent penmanship. I drew the bursar’s attention to the fact that the Maer’s letter would allow the University to draw any amount needed to cover my tuition. Any amount. The bursar read it over and agreed that that seemed to be the case. It’s too bad my tuition was always so low, I mused aloud. Never more than ten talents. It was a bit of a missed opportunity for the University. The Maer was richer than the King of Vint, after all. And he would pay any tuition. . . . Riem was a savvy man, and he understood what I was hinting at immediately. There followed a brief bout of negotiation, after which we shook hands and I saw him smile for the first time.
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