Fitz frowns. He knows that the Fool is far from unable to handle himself in a fight. Was he ambushed? Overwhelmed? If it had been some kind of accident, then the Fool would most like have simply told him so. (Whether or not Fitz would have thought him truthful might well have been a different matter.)

"Someone attacked you," he says mildly. "If you would tell me the reasons, then I would know if I must take action."