"Of course I don't," Rita retorts sharply, as if that should be obvious. "I had to worry about thieves all the time back when I lived on my own." It's been years since she had any actual problems with thieves, perhaps thanks to her learning offensive magic and being prepared to use it at even the slightest hint of intrusion.

There's also the fact that she was accused of being a blastia thief before, when she was completely innocent... To Rita, the notion of thievery just oozes with negative connotations.