 Jinks is a selfish man, a gambler, a sook, and lusts for riches.He betrayed Lief and Barda, leaving them to be killed at the hands of the Granous and then lied about their deaths upon his return to Del.However, he guessed that either Lief or Barda would survive and kill him, or else the Shadow Lord would invade in Lief's absence and he decided to flee the castle.