Ugh. A lot of my items I've had since the beginning of the game, I handed off to Faendal. Now, 20 hours in, most of the items he was carrying are listed as stolen...I've actually gone out of my way with this character to steal nothing more than ingredients, until I get to the thieves guild, so I know it's bogus. So far, just dumping all my stolen items in a barrel in whiterun and having Faendal go pick them up isn't resetting the items back to being not stolen. Maybe I'll dump him and try Lydia. :/ Edit: NVM. I see what you mean. Literally drop items on the ground and have your companion pick them back up.