Jag tror Bayaz hade inte planerat att välja Sand dan Glotka. Det finns några ledtrådar.
“Glokta stuck out his bottom lip. “But then Feekt died, and you were left naked.”
“Naked as a babe, at my age.” Bayaz gave a long sigh. “And in poor weather too, with Khalul making ready for war. I should have arranged a suitable successor more quickly, but my thoughts were elsewhere, deep in my books. The older you get, the more swiftly the years pass. It’s easy to forget how quickly people die.”
Last Argument of Kings, Answers
Feekt dog medan Sand dan Glotka hade att göra med Salem Rews.
Sult's frown grew still deeper. "And now Feekt is dead.”
Glokta looked up. Now that is news. "The Lord Chancellor?”
“It will become public knowledge tomorrow morning. He died suddenly a few nights ago, while you were busy with your friend Rews.”
The Blade Itself, The Morning Ritual
Så Bayaz hade inte bestämt sig för en efterträdare för Lord Chancellor Feekt tills åtminstone Sand dan Glotka började undersöka Mercers.