What does Verity ask Fitz to do and what was the end result?

The next day, Verity asks Fitz to go to the Stone Garden and try to awaken the dragons that are there. Fitz goes and is unsuccessful, but while he is there, three guards come to kill him and to trap Verity as he uses the signposts to travel. Fitz is able to defeat some of the guards, and then Verity comes to his rescue.