Will Rodney try to steal the Quest artifact if the pet wields/carries it

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My caveman is doing fine with his +7 Vorpal Blade and +2 Magicbane, and I have enough armor and equipment for another fully-dressed dwarf lord to really do some damage with my +7 Sceptre of Might. The wiki says that Rodney won't harm pets, but wants my artifact (if it's in MY inventory). Is the artifact safe from theft in my pet's hands?

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Actually, it may be a moot question if my Wizard mode tests indicate correctly. I can't seem to get any aligned pet to pick up any Quest artifact, if it's that role's QA. Tried Caveman/Sceptre, Healer/Staff,Samurai/Tsurugi, and Priest/Mitre several times each. Pets pick up, then drop consistently (blessed highly enchanted). Even when disarmed/naked, they will not use that role's QA, but will use other QAs. I don't know if it happens in=game, though.

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Will a pet arch lich still be covetous

Looking through the source for monster movement yields this:

/* my dog gets special treatment */
if (mtmp->mtame) {
    mmoved = dog_move(mtmp, after);
    goto postmov;
}

...

/* and the acquisitive monsters get special treatment */
if (is_covetous(ptr)) {
  ...

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