Mar-02-2010, 06:45 PM (UTC)
Fitz may have been content but he was not happy.
He never had a relationship with another animal or with a best friend as he had had with Nighteyes or with the Fool. Those relationships were the center of his life and the center of the entire books. Not having those relationships were a huge hole in his life, no wonder he was only content with Molly.
I hope that Robin writes more about the Fool (perhaps his early years until leaving Fitz, in the first person), or realizes that after Molly dies, Fitz can finally connect with the Fool again. Fitz will be able to prolongue his years, and since we don't know exactly how old the Fool is, perhaps they can have a long and happy life together.
I am guessing that the Fool is minimum 50 years old (older than Fitz at 35 plus Nighteyes at ~ 18), but given how wise (if immature) he was in the first series, he is likely much older. His species seems to mature much more slowly---so perhaps 75 or 100 years old? If that is so, and Fitz can live to his 3rd century---they possibly could have more adventures......
He never had a relationship with another animal or with a best friend as he had had with Nighteyes or with the Fool. Those relationships were the center of his life and the center of the entire books. Not having those relationships were a huge hole in his life, no wonder he was only content with Molly.
I hope that Robin writes more about the Fool (perhaps his early years until leaving Fitz, in the first person), or realizes that after Molly dies, Fitz can finally connect with the Fool again. Fitz will be able to prolongue his years, and since we don't know exactly how old the Fool is, perhaps they can have a long and happy life together.
I am guessing that the Fool is minimum 50 years old (older than Fitz at 35 plus Nighteyes at ~ 18), but given how wise (if immature) he was in the first series, he is likely much older. His species seems to mature much more slowly---so perhaps 75 or 100 years old? If that is so, and Fitz can live to his 3rd century---they possibly could have more adventures......