It was a blessing and a curse speaking one's mind so candidly though. Leaf had made a great deal of enemies with her choices and words, making what seemed like small ripples created unpassable rogue waves that struck out of nowhere.
Gods she felt old talking like some wizened old todger, but still laughed along with him even if her speech was crude. The gauntlet had been laid however and the Champion wasn’t about to shirk from letting down the two best mentors in the art of cards. Aoife smirked, arching a brow at his words and then rolling her eyes at the challenge.
No real stakes were in this game though. The challenge of cards was friendly rivalry while the prize was one equally shared. Leaf wouldn’t charge him the entire tab, not without leaving behind a barrel or two as a gift. Maybe she’d lose and her gift only the down payment, the future was undecided, but she was confident in them both meeting whatever challenges head on, without the shadow of regret hanging over them.
@Garryn Aeducan
The trick is to be flexible, keep your cool when shit does come. It’s not weakness to take a breath before an action. Recklessness can hurt you more in the long term, but we’re not talking about a reactive decision… you’ve thought about it a long time. It’s a calculative, measured and agonised over choice before you.
Gods she felt old talking like some wizened old todger, but still laughed along with him even if her speech was crude. The gauntlet had been laid however and the Champion wasn’t about to shirk from letting down the two best mentors in the art of cards. Aoife smirked, arching a brow at his words and then rolling her eyes at the challenge.
Well, you don’t pen a number of best sellers merely by being a bystander. He kept up well with me often enough, it be a great shame if I let him down this time.
No real stakes were in this game though. The challenge of cards was friendly rivalry while the prize was one equally shared. Leaf wouldn’t charge him the entire tab, not without leaving behind a barrel or two as a gift. Maybe she’d lose and her gift only the down payment, the future was undecided, but she was confident in them both meeting whatever challenges head on, without the shadow of regret hanging over them.
@Garryn Aeducan
07-06-2024, 02:54 PM
