The Shadow Prowler by Alexey Pehov is a fantasy book
with magic, ogers and elves. So as you can suspect there are going to be many
symbols referenced in the book. However the main character in the book, Harold
the master thief, has no magic skill unless you count stealing a scroll “a
magic ability”. Harold has a religious belief that there are gods that watch
and interact with humans, sort of like the Greek Gods and particularly has a
main belief for Sagot .
Sagot is the god of the thieves and has interacted with
Harold many times in his life without knowing it. To remind you Harold is
considered a master thief, so he had to learn skill to pull off the large
charades. Doing large scale bank robberies and stealing from royalty is not
what a normal pick pocket off the streets can do and For was Harold’s teacher,
apparently “the most successful and talented thief of all…” (134). Sagot
actually came to For in human form and told him to take Harold as an apprentice.
Then Sagot came into Harold’s life again when he was trying to get tips on how
to survive in the Forbidden Territory.
Now, back to For. For is a retired master thief that works
as priest for Sagot’s shrine, which has gone missing a long time ago. Sagot’s
shrine is a giant statue of the god, so how could it have moved? Magic. That’s
the only explanation there is. Magic is the reason because once Harold actually
makes it to the Forbidden territory; Sagot’s statue is sitting right at the exit
of the territory. Sagot is a symbol because it gives Harold a small piece of
hope, in a world where everyone is trying to kill him.
