 As seen in Doom's case, this ploy was intended to render the seeker of the diamond too disillusioned with the Deltoran Royal Family to the point of ignoring their reward and lose all faith in Deltora's king.It is also revealed that Ranesh had also encountered the Guardian before he met Josef.Ranesh told Josef that Fardeep had challenged him to win a casket of gold, however Ranesh did not want to risk his freedom, feeling it was more valuable than mere money.