The Magic Thief/Heartwarming

""And that, Conn, is why you are not a gutter boy or a sneak thief.""
 * In the first book, when Conn notes to Nevery that he thinks, Nevery notes that he probably couldn't get away with anything like that. Conn wouldn't let him--he'd leave. When Conn agrees with him, Nevery gets emphatic:


 * It's doubly potent not only because it's an affirmation of Conn's noble character, but it marks more or less the first time Nevery says something openly nice about Conn.