And when you least expect it—
But here’s the truth no one prints in their pamphlets: I only take from those who have too much. That miserly baron who let the village starve last winter? His ruby necklace now feeds three families. That corrupt captain who extorts tolls from the poor? His ceremonial sword is now a plowshare. sapphirefox from her perspective
— Sapphire Fox
Let them talk.
You see, most thieves steal for gold. Boring. Gold is heavy, it clinks, it gets you caught. I steal for the glitter in a mark’s eye right before they realize it’s gone. The sharp intake of breath. The way a proud noble’s face crumples when they pat an empty pocket where a signet ring—passed down for seven generations—used to sit. And when you least expect it— But here’s