woodfinch

this shared moment between fitz and lady grace is somewhat sweet. while fitz lists down his observations of lady grace’s vulnerable position, it reminds me of his own character journey so far into the book. there are echoes of rigid social expectations that i talked about in another post about a scene between fitz and burrich (which is what i’ll be comparing this to).

as fitz described, he realized the vulnerable position lady grace was in. he recognized (or maybe projected?) the despration of a young girl plucked from a commoner background going through a massive class transition, having to adjust herself accordingly as she’s expected to assume a position of power. it felt similar to how fitz had gone through a transition from an unnamed child of a commoner to trudging through the muddy waters of royal life as chivalry’s illegitimate heir.

i say this because fitz even make comparisons to his own experience. he mentions how lady grace doesn’t have a mentor figure that could’ve helped her navigate through her confusing new life. he directly compares it to the way he, at least, had chade.

( (this is meta discussion about the mirror between lady grace and fitz) )