The King of Thieves

Everyone knows that stealing is contemptible. Whatever the motive and whatever the outcome, the harm it causes the world will always outweigh any approval or praise it might receive. But please, leave a few exceptions. If someone truly has the wisdom to tell right from wrong, the skill to pull off the impossible without being caught, and a reason they simply cannot refuse, then let those few do what needs to be done, what only they can do. Why not be a little more forgiving, turn a blind eye, and wait until the end to see how things turn out? After all, from the moment we're born, who among us hasn't "stolen" something?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.