May-05-2010, 07:10 AM (UTC)
I agree, Nuytsia! Chivarly is just such an unknown quantity isn't he?! On face value, I also believe he was very selfish for having acted as he did (even more so knowing how things ended up between Fitz and Patience...oh, how easy it all could have been if ONLY Chivalry had hung around!!).
Still, since he was perfect to a fault, I can't help but wonder if he did have other, loftier motives for his absence (besides those already brought to light), not to mention reasons for his actions with the woman who mothered Fitz (other than love or infatuation or whatever). After all, he loved Patience so much that he was prepared to stick by her come what may and even supposedly abdicated the throne so as to not bring her shame with the appearance of his bastard son (all this despite her coming from the Six Duchies as opposed to a more politically- advantageous place such as, say, Chalced; her perceived flightiness and difference in personality to him; being barren and unable to produce and heir for his throne etc).
If he were capable of love like that, why was it not this kind of love that he chose to direct at Fitz's mother, particularly as it was obviously against his character to bed a woman in the way it appears that he did (Verity was even shocked to learn that Chivalry had done such a thing).
Hmm...I have more to add re Wintrow, as his faith etc is so interesting, but I need to think on that some!
Still, since he was perfect to a fault, I can't help but wonder if he did have other, loftier motives for his absence (besides those already brought to light), not to mention reasons for his actions with the woman who mothered Fitz (other than love or infatuation or whatever). After all, he loved Patience so much that he was prepared to stick by her come what may and even supposedly abdicated the throne so as to not bring her shame with the appearance of his bastard son (all this despite her coming from the Six Duchies as opposed to a more politically- advantageous place such as, say, Chalced; her perceived flightiness and difference in personality to him; being barren and unable to produce and heir for his throne etc).
If he were capable of love like that, why was it not this kind of love that he chose to direct at Fitz's mother, particularly as it was obviously against his character to bed a woman in the way it appears that he did (Verity was even shocked to learn that Chivalry had done such a thing).
Hmm...I have more to add re Wintrow, as his faith etc is so interesting, but I need to think on that some!
"I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves."
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