Now choose to be freed by who you are. Choose struggle and toil and pain and lovely, lovely life.
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FitzChivalry Farseer, the Bastard Monarch by SmokySolitude
Fandoms: Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb, Tawny Man Trilogy - Robin Hobb
01 Feb 2026
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I was exhausted from the late night with Chade and Kettricken and could scarcely imagine the walk to the Witness Stones, let alone the nauseating voyage through the Skill-pillar, and the icy destination. The Fool will be there, I reminded myself. He’s waiting for apricots.
I looked down at my basket, which did not contain apricots.In a rare moment of caution, Fitz realizes that he is not well enough to travel through the Skill-pillars. He takes a week so that the Fool can heal, and during this time, Fitz tries to come to terms with his 17-year-old memories and emotions that have returned to his 34-year-old life.
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A Box with Two Locks by SmokySolitude
Fandoms: Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb, Tawny Man Trilogy - Robin Hobb
01 Sep 2025
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I turned around to see the Fool standing in the center of the tent, his face bruised. He held himself tightly, though whether it was for comfort or protection, I could not say. His eyes were desperate as they met mine, and I nodded that very instant. “Of course I’ll stay.” I released the tent flap and tied it shut, hoping we would have no more visitors that night. As I did so, I heard rustling behind me. I turned to see him dividing his pallet into two.
“Don’t be ridiculous,” I said without thinking. He looked up at me in confusion. “You just told me you’re cold all the time here. If you give me half your pallet, you’ll freeze to death.”
An triptych of nights in the Elderling Tent, from Aslevjal to the Marketplace. Mind the tags.
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