Talk:Keefe and Sophie/@comment-96.244.16.50-20170214191427/@comment-67.169.183.10-20170224082807

I believe Alden sent Fitz because he was closer to her age. It would be easier for Fitz to blend in, since they were in the musuem and they were on a field trip. Sophie was much more likely to trust and talk to a guy who looked around her age than to an adult who suddenly took an interest in her. Alden wanted to bring her to the Lost Cities, and she was less likely to trust him if he had gone and not Fitz. He needed her to trust the person who went to get her, didn't he? Knowing Sophie, I doubt she would've trusted Alden nearly as much as she trusted Fitz when they first met.

Also, considering the fact that Alden is an Emissary, it is possible that Alden simply did not have the time to go search for Sophie himself.