The ending doesn't make sense? Spoilers Farseer & Tawny Man

[EverSnow]

To cut a long story short, and despite the meant-to-be-ness between he and Fool AND my belief that we have not yet seen any sort of 'ending' for either of them AND my belief that we will see our WP and Catalyst together again AND my intense dislike for Molly, Fitz did predict this ending way back in RA, and stayed true to his promise for himself. He told Chade, "I will marry no one except Molly." Naw! I love Fitz!

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Have to agree with Farseer. While as a reader we can look on from the outside and think it isn't right, it is what Fitz has always wanted/originally expected for himself.

It might not be (and in all honestly I not convinced it's is) the happiest ending Fitz could have but it does make sense in character.

Throughout the books, Fitz has wanted to be with Molly. At the end Burrich has died (so is no longer a reason to abstain) and Fitz feels obligated to look after his family (to pay the debt back). Additionally Fitz wants to mend fences with Nettle (Something Dutiful is also pushing him to do). Living at Withywoods gives him a chance to have the quiet life he wanted.

With his sense of duty and stubbornness it's no wonder Fitz would end up in such a situation were he could be content.

On the Hap topic given how the book is from Fitz's point of view I personally find his diminished part (unfortunately) symbolic of the pull between his life with Hap (his adopted son) and that with the Farseers (his blood family). At the end when all is settled with the blood family (and Burrich) and he has Molly to boot Hap almost disappears
Much like the Fool