The Fool (spoilers for all RotE books, including LST)

[Valarya]

I was thinking about this today. I have not read the Rain Wilds series, however, I have a question that is unlikely to present a spoiler for anyone. Roughly how much time elapsed in that world between the end of Liveships and the beginning of Tawny Man? You say that dragons had hatched "long ago" by the time the Fool visited Fitz at his hut, (cabin? ....was it the cabin where Fitz lived with Hap and Nighteyes or a hut? I don't recall a hut.)

It's a cabin. Cabin/hut... same thing by today's standards really, hah!

Either way, there's a bit of contention about the dates between Liveships and Tawny Man and there is a thread around here somewhere with a rather large discussion in it. Farseer would be able to find it (though I think it has some RWC spoilers).

We know there were roughly 15 years between Farseer and Tawny Man, and that Liveships happened closer to Tawny Man than Farseer. There are a few reasons why we know that to be the case, but it would be a bit of a spoiler for the first book in the RWC because the first book in that series starts where Liveships left off then fast forwards a certain number of years after the first chapter or two (to events after Tawny Man).

I hope that wasn't too confusing and helped a bit, at least.

I have read quotes of her stating she felt had finished the Fitz story with the end of Tawny Man.

Actually, she has stated many times that when she finished Farseer, she thought that was the end of Fitz's story. Then she got the idea for Liveships and wrote it.. and a bit later the story for Tawny Man came to her. She is very adamant about NOT continuing a story or series just for the sake of pumping out more books, but will only write more if it comes to her. She has probably just spent so much time in this world it's inevitable she'd think about the future.

As she left it, I cannot imagine the story continuing without significant focus on the children including Dutiful, Nettle and all of the kids Burrich and Molly produced as they had become the responsibility of Fitz. He certainly would not have the freedom he once had to take off on various adventures. Chade was already old. He might not live long enough to be included in any future books.

She has also stated recently that it is another Fitz/Fool story. Based on that simple information alone, I don't think the story would focus on the kids at all. I wish I had the talent that Farseer has of finding and linking threads, because there's one around here with that discussion, too. I can't say too much without spoiling some RWC, either.