Plot holes (spoilers included) in RotE

[Syrocko]

Yeah I think you're right. Some other things have also occurred to me. Obviously forged ones cannot be repelled against. In the tawny man trilogy, many of Fitz' opponents are witted themselves, which makes repelling a far more risky tactic. As for the battles with the red ship raiders, Fitz barely remembers the battles so for all anyone knows he could have been repelling left right and centre. Fitz does repel against Regal's evil allies sometimes, though I always thought he could have done it more often and more strategically. I especially thought that Fitz should have used repelling defensively more often, the way he did only once against Galen, to prevent his blows from causing damage.