Context: But he supposed both were better than being a stand for it . The thief smelled of fire and dust . Ryou raised a hand to brush away some of the greyish - white hair that had fallen into his face when he had leant down to talk to him ; the thief grinned in response to the gesture and spoke again , in a low , intimate voice that made Ryou blush , even though for all he knew he could be talking about stumbling over jars filled with intestines . Or about his victory , if that was what made him look so happy , and that was gruesome on an entirely different level : the ones he was fighting were Ryou 's friends .
Question: What may be the reason for the thief smelling the way he did ?
Option 0: Because he started a fire .
Option 1: Because they were in a fire .
Option 2: Because his clothes had been burned in a fire in his home .
Option 3: None of the above choices .
Answer: 3