The Tawny Man Tome 2

Fitz has succeeded in rescuing Prince Dutiful from the clutches of the Piebald rebels. But once again the ? cost of protecting the Farseer line has been dear : Nighteyes is dead. A grieving and reluctant Fitz is assigned to protect Dutiful and, at the urging of the mercuriel old assassin, Chade, take on the mande of Skilimaster. But Fitz's efforts to locate Skill-users for Dutiful's coterie attract some unlikely, and potentially dangerous, recruits... Kettricken's plans to marry Prince Dutiful to the Outislander princess, Elliania, can now proceed, securing a lasting pence with the former enemies of the Six Duchies. But before Elliania will accept, she challenges Dutiful to undertake an impossible quest. He must travel to the Out Islands and slay a legendary Outislander dragon.