Quote Originally Posted by Carnage
I cant tell if he gave it to her on purpose to get rid of it....because it was kind of obvious that would have happened.....Istovan must be smarter than that.
I don't know either. On one hand, it could be a good way to get rid of someone who knows too much, but leaving the Mongual pendant in his tracks would just lead them right to him. It was funny too, when he saw the soldiers chasing after him, that he didn't comment on the girl's safety at all.

He said he didn't expect the soldiers to come so soon. If they had come later, they mightn't have seen him actually leaving. They would also have been less sure of his motives had he not left the pendant with the girl.

Assuming he doesn't want to be chased, I think this was just a huge slip-up by Istovan. He seems like a crafty fellow, but not exactly smart. Especially Naris-smart.