OOC:
I'm not saying that Remi would (or, necessarily wouldn't) choose to work with Aranel again if she chose to take everything and run, but a quick survey of the Character Gallery shows a significant population of CN-aligned characters and at least a few xE-aligned characters. I think that ENWorld is rapidly approaching a large enough population that being a thief (with or without Rogue levels) is a viable character choice. Will it be easy? No. Is it doable? I think so.
I'm not saying that Remi would (or, necessarily wouldn't) choose to work with Aranel again if she chose to take everything and run, but a quick survey of the Character Gallery shows a significant population of CN-aligned characters and at least a few xE-aligned characters. I think that ENWorld is rapidly approaching a large enough population that being a thief (with or without Rogue levels) is a viable character choice. Will it be easy? No. Is it doable? I think so.