If Fitz knew the direction of the Fool's thoughts, he would give him a good
natured glower. It is what it is; he has not liked elements of it at all,
yet there's been no choice at the time. His own griefstricken, violent
response to King Shrewd's death and his killers led to him being imprisoned
by Regal. For all that there are innumerable paths in where the future
might go, for all that Fitz sometimes can choose to act outside of what is
expected of him... there are far too many times when he must act in a
particular situation as honour demands.
He doesn't fault the Fool, and even if he did, he would only need to look
at what the Fool himself has endured. The Fool uses him when he must, but
he uses himself, too.
"Likewise," Fitz tells him earnestly.
They sit. Fitz reaches out and covers the Fool's hand with his for a moment
before responding, simply to note and appreciate that they are together.
"You should know that a life without you is incomplete," he retorts. "I
would have found a place. It's moot, now, in any event. Molly has now
thought me dead not once but twice. I went back to Buck to assist her in
her grief over Burrich, and promptly vanished."
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If Fitz knew the direction of the Fool's thoughts, he would give him a good natured glower. It is what it is; he has not liked elements of it at all, yet there's been no choice at the time. His own griefstricken, violent response to King Shrewd's death and his killers led to him being imprisoned by Regal. For all that there are innumerable paths in where the future might go, for all that Fitz sometimes can choose to act outside of what is expected of him... there are far too many times when he must act in a particular situation as honour demands.
He doesn't fault the Fool, and even if he did, he would only need to look at what the Fool himself has endured. The Fool uses him when he must, but he uses himself, too.
"Likewise," Fitz tells him earnestly.
They sit. Fitz reaches out and covers the Fool's hand with his for a moment before responding, simply to note and appreciate that they are together.
"You should know that a life without you is incomplete," he retorts. "I would have found a place. It's moot, now, in any event. Molly has now thought me dead not once but twice. I went back to Buck to assist her in her grief over Burrich, and promptly vanished."