Fitz flees further north to find new supplies and a way to the mountains. With Verity always in the back of his mind urging him forward, and without Nighteyes, Fitz must lay low as someone looking for work. He learns the true value of Burrich’s earring and the value of having support around you. 

We're reading Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Farseer Trilogy in The Realm of the Elderlings