The ending doesn't make sense? Spoilers Farseer & Tawny Man

[Valarya]

What a wonderful post by Robin... I'm appalled that so many people feel it's their right to contact the author with 'hate' mail and complain to him/her about his/her own vision and work of art.

I want to find these people who mailed ridiculous letters to Robin and I want to open my maw wide to display my venom sacs (or have the beings do that, instead). They deserve to feel the wrath of dragonspit.

As to my own experience, when I first read the Farseer trilogy, and Fitz was going back to find Molly I remember saying to myself "no, no, no, no, no.. please don't be a cheesy ending where he gets the girl, that isn't realistic to his tale!" Even though I loved Fitz and wanted him to be happy.. it just didn't seem right. So when he and Nighteyes decide to leave Molly and Burrich and go off on their own, I was so pleased and fulfilled that I had finally found an author who stays so TRUE to her characters. It was refreshing!!

I also can't fathom Fitz's ending after Fool's Fate to be any different than it was. The whole trilogy is heart-rending in both it's ups and downs. And, honestly, as much as I felt so sorry for Fool - to have to leave his beloved - Hobb already explained this in the end. It wouldn't have been natural, anyway. Not just because Fitz is in love with Molly (and not gay), but because Fool being with Fitz would be akin to Fitz being with Nighteyes. Foreign.

The only sad part about the entire ending is that Fitz and Fool don't really have a farewell (other than the Skill block Fool leaves). However, I always saw that as an opening for a future farewell.




Thanks for posting that, Farseer!