#assassin's quest

[impossiblyobvioushideout]

A dumb, personal thought about Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb below the cut, following on from my reactions to Assassin's Apprentice. It's basically diary ramblings because we all need a place to scream into the void.

Spoilers below.

As a recent widow/widower/widowex, ...

BY EL AND EDA, I WAS JOKING ABOUT MARRYING BURRICH. I WAS JOKING!

I mean, I still would marry a Burrich, but you know what I mean! :P

This book needs to stop being so damn relatable, especially Molly. 😅

I also wouldn't tolerate my late partner when he was being drunk, partially because of what it did to my Dad. The past about being the daughter/wife/mother of a drunk is too fucking real.

[stillgotglitteronmyteeth]

"What have they done to me, Fitz? Gods, what have they done to you,to mark you so? What has become of me, that I did not even know you though I carried you in my arms?"

His cool fingers moved tentatively down my face, tracing the scar and the broken nose. He leaned down suddenly to rest his brow against mine. "When I recall how beautiful you were," he whispered brokenly, and then fell silent. The warm drip of his tear against my face felt scalding.

Assassin's Quest, Chapter 20: Jhaampe

[thomdoesthings]

Just finished Assassin's Quest, by Robin Hobb.

This was an incredible conclusion to the trilogy. Fitz has rapidly become one of my favourite characters in all of fantasy, and this is such a wonderfully bittersweet conclusion to him as a character.

[gottro]

The fact that two of my favorite books I read this year end with the main character deciding to live in obscurity away from everyone he has ever known when he could pretty easily go home but he chooses not to because there's too much baggage there.

[littleiadybug]

Assassin's Quest spoilers

HE USED HIS BODY TO GIVE KETTRICKEN A CHILD. GUYS I AM NOT OKAY WHAT THE FUCK. ARE WE JUST OKAY WITH THIS?? PUT MY POOR BOY OUT OF HIS MISERY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THAT'S THE KINDEST THING YOU COULD GIVE HIM AFTER ALL YOU HAVE PUT HIM THROUGH. HE COULD PROBABLY FILL THE WHOLE DRAGON HIMSELF WITH ALL THE TRAUMA YOU CAUSED HIM!!

[cannibalistic-vampirefag]

the Fool is back !!

[justtryingmybesthere]

I could have told you that 5 chapters ago buddy

[littleiadybug]

Assassin's Quest spoilers

'Fool?' My voice came out as a croak this time.

His eyes came instantly to mine and he dropped to his knees beside me. His breath came and went raggedly in his throat. He snatched up the cup of water and held it to my mouth while I claped it gently. He spoke softly as he did this, more to himself than to me. 'What have they done to me, Fitz? Gods, what have they done to you, to mark you so? What has become of me, that I did not even know you though I carried you in my arms?' His cool fingers moved tentatively down my face, tracing the scar and the broken nose. He leaned down suddenly to rest his brow against mine. 'When I recall how beautiful you were,' he whispered brokenly, and then fell silent. The warm drip of his tear against my face felt scalding.

He sat up abruptly, clearing his throat. He wiped his sleeve across his eyes, a child's gesture that unmanned me even more.