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Bigger spoilers for the second trilogy!
Near the end of it all, Kettricken urges Fitz to take up his role as uncrowned king, as rightful heir in her eyes. I assume this is based on her Mountain views of sacrifices and Fitz having suffered the most, or on her having the sublimated hots for him. Because if it's based on her Mountain disregard of bastardy... she does know that Chade is Shrewd's *older* brother, right? In both years and precedence, Chade is clearly the senior Farseer, not Fitz. Also in experience -- Chade has spent decades watching the country, and 15 helping run it directly, while Fitz's grand accomplishment by 20 was getting himself killed and soul-wrecked, and then he spent his entire adult life as a mountain man. One of these seems a better king than the other. Fitz has gotten a lot done but only rarely due to his own competence, as I recall; redeeming Lady Grace is like the one unshadowed moment of governance.
The odd thing is that Chade's reaction is of pride. "There might actually be a Farseer on the [virtual?] throne". This seems odd every which way: a bastard putting himself forward, and only a few years before Dutiful's majority, is at odds to all of Chade's earlier attitudes. And if Chade's loosening up... again, which of them is more actually qualified?
Near the end of it all, Kettricken urges Fitz to take up his role as uncrowned king, as rightful heir in her eyes. I assume this is based on her Mountain views of sacrifices and Fitz having suffered the most, or on her having the sublimated hots for him. Because if it's based on her Mountain disregard of bastardy... she does know that Chade is Shrewd's *older* brother, right? In both years and precedence, Chade is clearly the senior Farseer, not Fitz. Also in experience -- Chade has spent decades watching the country, and 15 helping run it directly, while Fitz's grand accomplishment by 20 was getting himself killed and soul-wrecked, and then he spent his entire adult life as a mountain man. One of these seems a better king than the other. Fitz has gotten a lot done but only rarely due to his own competence, as I recall; redeeming Lady Grace is like the one unshadowed moment of governance.
The odd thing is that Chade's reaction is of pride. "There might actually be a Farseer on the [virtual?] throne". This seems odd every which way: a bastard putting himself forward, and only a few years before Dutiful's majority, is at odds to all of Chade's earlier attitudes. And if Chade's loosening up... again, which of them is more actually qualified?