Perhaps because those who are responsible get blamed when things go wrong? After all, it's easier to let others do it even if he has to live with their mistakes. Vila manages well enough however when he has to (see 'Gold' when he thinks Avon and Soolin are dead) and he must have been pretty much independent and self-employed as a master thief PWB: he starts off as a pretty confident character.
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Date: 2007-12-07 08:34 am (UTC)