Power of Loyalty and Friendship

The strength of loyalty and friendship are demonstrated as Eben helps Curzon and Isabel escape their cruel master, and again as Isabel and Curzon work together to outsmart Bellingham. Tied into this idea of loyalty is the loyalty that the soldiers feel for their fellow soldiers in arms. They are willing to be punished in order to help Curzon.

Even though Eben and Curzon have not been friends long, their friendship is strong and they are loyal to each other. Curzon first saved Eben’s life when he saw that Eben was about to be shot by a British soldier whom Eben was trying to take captive. That same day, Eben removed the stolen items out of Curzon’s bag before showing it to his uncle, the sergeant of a company of soldiers. Eben’s actions kept Curzon from being declared a...