How does the king of salem influence the boy’s actions in tarifa? he uses magic to ensure the boy meets the crystal merchant, which gives the boy an example of someone living his personal legend. he uses the thief to teach the boy a lesson about trust, which leads the boy to be more suspicious of strangers. the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend. he speaks to the boy and encourages him to respect his sheep, which encourages the boy to remain a shepherd. from the story the alchemist