Your book, The Queen’s Rising, is amazing! I do have one question though- what did the passion of “wit” mean? I didn’t fully understand it the same way I understood the other ones (knowledge, art, dramatics, music). I felt like “wit” and “knowledge” essent

Thank you so much! And I’m glad you asked this, because a few other readers have wondered this too, and I’m always happy to explain it :)

So wit is the most mysterious of the passions, but most often or not, a master or mistress of wit will gravitate towards position of influence and/or power. They often become advisors in royal courts, counsellors of lords and ladies and royals, orators, lawyers, debaters, speech writers, campaign managers, authors or teachers in a passion house. They are highly skilled in the “four suits of wit” which are persuasion, humor, elegance and opposition. This actually corresponds to the symbol they have stitched on the back of their cloak when they become impassioned, to reveal what their strongest suit is (persuasion = spade; humor = heart; elegance = diamond; opposition = club). At it’s core, a passion of wit is someone who is highly skilled in the spoken word. 

If we look at the passion of knowledge, we predominantly see historians, teachers, and physicians (those are the three main branches of knowledge), but of course, there is more to it than that. A passion of knowledge could become a poet, astronomer, botanist, alchemist, cartographer, etc. And yes, there could be some career crossings with those of wit. A passion of knowledge could also be a great counsellor and speech writer and author. But most likely, a passion of knowledge prefers quiet spaces and the company of books over conversations and the company of others, like a wit would.

I hope this is helpful. And thanks again for your question!