Home Westward Wind is a song that Kvothe plays to Vashet, in an attempt to appease her after he angers her by implying that he wants to learn how to fight with a sword in order to use it. Vashet considers this very troublesome, and thinks that Kvothe has a darkness to him. Kvothe describes the song as a favorite of his mother's, and the thought her while playing it makes him cry.