A question

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

In The Thief, why do you think the Attolians left Gen's thieving tools in his room, enabling him to escape and free the others?  Was it:
a) Sheer incompetence on the part of the Attolians (and underestimating Gen)
b) Stupid assumption that Gen's being naked was going to keep him from escaping
c) A test to see what he'd do
d) A gesture of good faith to try to win him to Attolia's service
e) A subconscious desire of the Queen's to see him escape
f) other

Comments

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

No, not at all. I think most say A because Thief doesn't have as many subtle undertones and layers upon layers of intrigue as the other books. Although it holds an enormous surprise, it tends to be more straightforward. The other books have us guessing about every tiny detail--is it really more than it seems?