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

['thul]

There's a more important objection culturally to the six duchies... if Verity had lived and Kettricken died, then he would have been compelled to remarry to pass on the royal bloodline of the Six Duchies. Kettricken on the other hand, is "merely" the queen (or later the queen mother/regent), and thus not truly part of the bloodline per se. A child born of a second marriage for her would be a potential contestant to the throne for Dutiful, much like regal was for Chivalry/verity. Considering the semi-weak hold the Farseer line had on the throne at the end, such a risk would be too great. There is also the fact that Fitz had to be kept as hidden as possible. Even a rumor of his survival to the public would risk Dutiful's throne, particularly if Kettricken were to marry him and make him consort regent until Dutiful comes of age. Why? The general public would begin to perhaps imagine (truthfully?) that Dutiful was not a child of Verity. Considering that there was proof of dutiful being of the royal bloodline, yet no proof his father was Verity, then people might begin to try looking up other candidates for paternity. The common hatred of the Wit, which would take a few generations to erase at minimum, could easily put together the idea that Fitz cheated death.


This is a very nice discussion about something we cannot truly come to any agreement upon beyond sharing much the same assumptions. Had such a thing existed, it would have recieved the 'thulic stamp of approval.