Why dirt kick? At the Shadow Grove he was trying to run, so no point at dirt kick. Then he wanted to fight, but was a civilizado area, so no point to waste a command with dirt kick.
I believe that taking both these skills is a waste of thief points, but I ask then why would they create two similar skillls?
Isn't "silently and covertly' the same as 'without coming out of hiding'?
COVERT (2185)
Syntax: Automatic skill
Some thieves have learned to open and close both doors and containers silently
and covertly.
IMPROVED HIDE (1421)
Sy
No, I was online that day and one imm said something about the Emperor should not die while there is others to do that and bla bla bla and puff, two anathemas.