Which RotE character is your favourite? (spoilers all RotE books)

[Farseer]

Only the ones that are willing to adapt end up happy, look at Bingtown!

Another interesting thought; given the old belief in the Six Duchies that a royal child's name steers his character, do you think that Fitz was guided by the fact that he is called "son of Chivalry"? Do his actions in any way indicate him being true to that name?

I loved your comment re Bingtown, Chrischa!

As for Fitz being true to his name, well, as he's one of my favourite characters, I can't be expected to respond without bias! Let's see though...what is considered under the umbrella of chivalry?

* Courage - I doubt anyone could truly question his courage, particularly in battle or in undertaking his various assassin assignments.

* Loyalty - While he wished he wasn't at times, I'd say he was loyal to a fault (not to mention his own detriment!), to animals/his wit-partners, family, king, kingdom, loves.

* Honour - I believe he displayed honour (well, as much as a killer can display honour but, I guess, it could be said that he did it all for the right reasons?!).

* Consideration, especially for women - Hmm, I know plenty of you will disagree, going on previous posts about Fitz but I thought he showed a great deal of thought and consideration for others and he was certainly trained to consider situations etc from every possible angle (sometimes he even thought WAY too much on things!).

While it could be said that he didn't really show consideration to the women he partnered, I can't see it myself. Just being a man doesn't make him solely responsible for something happening in a relationship that has been entered into by two willing participants. I'd like to think that, as a woman, I'm clever enough to judge a situation for myself which, ultimately, Molly (for example) did. I didn't like her but good on her that she could step back and make a tough decision like she did, and follow through with it. The fact that Fitz didn't make this leap before she did, and therefore stopped what was happening, doesn't mean he was inconsiderate of her, I don't think.

If these are the aspects of chivalrous behaviour then, yes, I'd agree that Fitz lived up to his name .