Seeing as I have the time now, I've decided to try and get through the backlog of chapters I didn't have time to comment on during the school year. One thing to bear in mind-the first chapter I have read of this was chapter 7, so there are bound to be things I don't understand, so feel free to ignore anything that I would know had I read the early chapters.
I'll try not to repeat anything said already, as those comments are months old now.
Despite not having read the early chapters, I think I understand what is going on, at least in general. Through the various events and conversations in the chapter, I was able to glean some information about the magic, which helped both here and in the later chapters.
The only things that bugged me at all were that twice, Jhuz mentions that the army is warming up to him, in almost the same language. The second time I read it, I though 'I know this already, no need to repeat'.
The only other thing was that the prisoner gaze information very easily. I know Jhuz himself remarked on that, and the prisoner explained why she was so, but I feel that her reasoning doesn't make too much sense. Even if she is sure that women where Jhuz is from are incapable of what she does, that sort of information still aids her enemies. It feels more like a way to relay information to the reader than something a prisoner would volunteer freely.
That aside, I enjoyed this chapter a lot, despite the things I don't quite understand yet. I should have comments up for the chapters following this one soon.