As I was reading The Thief Lord, I couldn't help but wonder why Riccio and Mosca never chose to live with Ida. During the entire book it seemed as if Riccio dreamed of having parents and when the opportunity faced him, he chose to live with Mosca in another "hide-out". This baffled me because Ida seemed like she genuinely wanted to accept all of the children so that they wouldn't have to be orphans. Mosca never seemed like he wanted to live with an adult but Riccio on the other hand wished he could find a good loving home. I was just wondering if anyone had any opinions on this topic?