You flash a playful smile and express the desire to get your jewelry back.
Challenged, Raphael hops from his perch and leans against the wall like a misbehaved rascal at your approach. With his back towards the boulders, he has his hands behind his head and one foot up against the stacked cobblestone; braving his body like he’s eager for your touch. “My, whatever are you talking about, señorita? Know something I don’t?”
Noticing how Raphael leaves more room between his hands and his head than necessary, you reach beind his neck to retrieve the pilfered pendant, but when you do, there is none to be found. It’s the only place he could have put it, but it’s gone and he isn’t using his arms!
Figuring it out easily, you notice how the fox is moving his tail about. The sneaky rogue is using his fifth limb to move the pendant about his body! Deducing the only way he could do that without moving his arms, you reach for the heel of his lifted foot and intercept the string before he can pass it onto his leg.
“Nice try!” You comment with a triumphant smile, when you quickly retrieve the necklace and walk away from Raphael before he realizes you’ve outwitted him. You hug the jewelry tight.
The fox seems like a gracious loser and the young man beams. “Well played!” He congratulates you behind your back. “You show potential. However, I urge you not to grow complacent. There’s quite a few tricks that only a true master thief like I possesses. If you’d allow me, I could teach you even more about my craft, graduate you into a whole new way of living. One you never knew existed...”
How do you respond?