Rania asked Shannon Messenger:

Thanks for answering my question! But I think you misunderstood, by full name I meant like Fitz is really Fitzroy or full names you haven't used in the books. Do you plan on using full names in the forthcoming books once or twice? Sorry to ask twice but I really want to know!

Shannon Messenger Oh--okay, yeah, I didn't get that from your last question, probably because there really aren't many characters who have "full" names that are different from what we've seen. But honestly, my answer is still the same. That's the kind of information that gets revealed when and only if it's actually relevant to the story. (Like how we learned that Dex is short for Dexter when we saw his plaque in the Wanderling Woods.) If it actually makes sense that the characters would be learning it or discussing it, you'll see it in the book. If not, it'll stay as one of those details that *I* know but that don't need to be shared. That's the thing about writing a series like this--I had to figure out SO MANY THINGS when I built the world and the characters. But only a sliver of that ever makes it into the books because otherwise the books would get very boring and Info-dumpy. :)

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