Part 331: Miriel C

Hey, a pack of cards! Don't tell me there was a game on and I didn't get invited. Crivens, I haven't dealt in quite some time. *Shuffle*

Heh heh, I guess old Gaius Nimble Fingers can still tickle the deck when he wants.

What was that?

Wargh! Don't sneak up on folk like that! Cripes, I darn near bit my tongue... Anyway, I was just fiddling with these cards. Used to be quite the player back in the day. That is, until one fateful evening... The evening I wagered and lost the finest crowberry tart I ever saw. The horrific memory haunts me to this day, and ever since, I've sworn off gamb-

I was not inquiring about your own personal failings. I wanted to know how you made that card vanish into the ether.

What card?

That card that was in your hand a moment ago. The one with a regent's image. I saw it clearly, but now it is notwhere to be found.

Oh, that? Heh heh? Just a little trick I learned on my travels. See? That card's in my right hand... Then I flip it like so... Presto! It's in my left!

Fascinating! You seem to have mastered the legendary art of teleportation.

What? Er, no, it just sleight of hand. Anyone can do it with enough practice.

...Sleight of hand? I am not familiar with that particular discipline.

It's all about deceiving the eye and fooling the senses. For example... Ta-daaaaa! I just made a card appear out of nowhere. ...OR so it seems.But I was actuall just hiding it in my sleeve.

Ah, I see. What an amusing hobby. Do you have any other tricks? I would be interested to see more.

Interested enough to give me, say, three peach pastries in exchange?