He should tell the Fool that no, he is wrong, that he must follow his path
otherwise the future will fall apart. He should tell the Fool that it is
not up to him, as it never has been, to see all possible futures and to
move time's great wheel in its track. He should tell the Fool that he will
tell him nothing of what he knows, as it is not fair to do that to him
given his life's work to protect the future.
...he should take the Fool into his arms and keep him safe, forever, away
from Clerres, away from torture and brokenness and despair. He should
protect him. He should...
Ha. As he has protected Bee? And Molly? And the Fool himself, near slain by
Fitz?
The Fool cups his face with clever long-fingered hands, and Fitz relaxes
into the touch almost entirely involuntarily.
The Fool speaks about the two of himself, and Fitz wonders if there is
another of himself, also, about to endure so many long years with no word
from the Fool. "I am so very confused," Fitz admits. "Surely you are you,
and I am myself, and yet this makes no sense."
He catches the Fool's birdlike wrist with one hand. "No, please-"
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He should tell the Fool that no, he is wrong, that he must follow his path otherwise the future will fall apart. He should tell the Fool that it is not up to him, as it never has been, to see all possible futures and to move time's great wheel in its track. He should tell the Fool that he will tell him nothing of what he knows, as it is not fair to do that to him given his life's work to protect the future.
...he should take the Fool into his arms and keep him safe, forever, away from Clerres, away from torture and brokenness and despair. He should protect him. He should...
Ha. As he has protected Bee? And Molly? And the Fool himself, near slain by Fitz?
The Fool cups his face with clever long-fingered hands, and Fitz relaxes into the touch almost entirely involuntarily.
The Fool speaks about the two of himself, and Fitz wonders if there is another of himself, also, about to endure so many long years with no word from the Fool. "I am so very confused," Fitz admits. "Surely you are you, and I am myself, and yet this makes no sense."
He catches the Fool's birdlike wrist with one hand. "No, please-"
On 20 January 2018 at 04:00, afoolsgold - DW Comment <dw_null@dreamwidth.org</p>