Acho que Bayaz não planejava selecionar Sand dan Glotka. Existem algumas pistas.
“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 morreu enquanto Sand dan Glotka estava lidando com 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
Então, Bayaz não havia decidido pelo sucessor de Lord Chancellor Feekt até que, pelo menos, Sand dan Glotka começou a investigar os Mercers.