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Originally Posted by lunixer
Yes, he was loyal. That could be considered a positive trait, but he had so many loyalties that he was divided. He threatened the kingdom by going with Molly, then left her because he was loyal to Verity and the kingdom, then retracted that loyalty again when he discovered his baby. Seems a little contradictory.
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I don't remember Fitz ever abandoning Verity. I mean, he walked all the way to that Elderling place to help him with his quest. It's true that he's divided between his loyalty to his King and Molly at first. But he leaves Molly because he thinks there's another man in her life and he wants her to be happy. Not because he chooses his King over her. And I think in the end he was loyal to both Verity
and Molly. He helped his king. He decided to leave Molly alone so she could be happy with Burrich.
At least that's how I see it. In the end liking or not liking a book is very personal.
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He's bad at the Wit compared to those people he met in the woods.
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Yeah, it's a little difficult for me to distinguish between the Assassin trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy. In the second trilogy he gets more training, and finds out he's really strong at the Wit. Stronger than most of the other witted he knows.
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And a message to all authors out there: a dumb character (or entire cast of idiots) is not an excuse for poorly hidden plot elements.
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Well, I certainly wouldn't call Fitz dumb. But again, a personal opinion
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People DO love Fitz (and rely on him, although that becomes more apparent in the second trilogy), but he often doesn't realize it/believe it
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I think this is pretty apparent in the Assassin trilogy as well. Chade, Burrich, Molly, Kettricken, the fool (of course). They all love him dearly.