Mythical Creatures/Folk (Spoilers ALL Books, including Words Like Coins)

[Farseer]

In The Golden Fool, Fitz gives Dutiful his first true Skill lesson in Verity's tower. As Fitz stated at the time, it was almost Dutiful's last lesson as he became unraveled within the Skill River and Fitz had experienced great difficulty in calling him back to himself.

When both were finally able to separate themselves from the Skill River, and thus return to their bodies, it seemed to Fitz that someone else spoke to him (via a distance echo of thought that was arrowed tightly to him alone). That person said, "That was well done. But next time, be more careful, with yourself as well as with him."

What are your theories on WHO this 'someone' was?

There is no mention by Fitz of a 'foreign' presence or even a 'sizable' presence at that time so this would suggest that, rather than it being the same sort of connection as what he and Dutiful had previously experienced on Others Island etc, it was instead someone or something that Fitz could easily expect to be there within the Skill River eg a human.

Could it be Verity, watching over Fitz from somewhere within the Skill River (with his anma being 'stored' there as he exists in the stone dragon); could it be Chivalry watching over him from afar, all the while still existing within the Skill River after having escaped there just before the moment of his murderous death when his bubble 'popped'; is it someone from the 'ancient race'...I am certain there is at least one other time when he is spoken to by this 'person' and not the foreign or sizable presence, so, who could it be?

ps I know you probably all want to talk about the RWC but I love Fitz too much to ditch him until his next appearance !!!