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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4193280" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>The Last Resort - Part 5b: An Honest Game of Chance</strong></p><p></p><p>Kham considered his cards: two Gold Dragons, a weak Red Dragon, a Black Dragon, and the Thief. Winning the stakes outright looked unlikely. Better to play the two Gold Dragons and hope they could provide him with the third Gold to make a color flight. If that didn’t work, he could then finish with the Thief and at least come away with his ante. Decent odds.</p><p></p><p>“Hey Kham,” said Henry, “isn’t that Countess d’Amberville?”</p><p></p><p>The Countess presided over the Salon du Masque. She floated from table to table, charming the patrons and making sure her guests were satisfied with the fine liquors.</p><p></p><p>Kham didn’t look over his shoulder. “Yep.”</p><p></p><p>Two heavy-set men in expensive-looking clothes entered the lobby. They looked around and headed for Egil’s table, who was watching Henry’s game intently from afar.</p><p></p><p>“Didn’t you two have a thing going?”</p><p></p><p>The two thugs stood on either side of Egil’s chair, leaning over him, and a soft but clearly heated discussion took place. </p><p></p><p>“I don’t want to talk about it, Tranco.” Kham drew another card. It was a Red Dragon. Damn.</p><p></p><p>After a couple of minutes, the men left, stopping at the door to cast a significant glance back at where Egil sat. He watched them leave. </p><p></p><p>“Who’s this Countess?” Beldin turned around to look. “I don’t know how you can tell who anybody is. They’re all wearing masks.”</p><p></p><p>Egil walked over to the table.</p><p></p><p>“The Countess is renowned for her quick wit, her seductive eyes, and her impeccable sense of style.” Henry put down his flight. It was a strength flight; all three dragons had a strength of five. </p><p></p><p>The gambler tried not to smile as he stole five chips from the stakes and added two of the remaining ante cards from the center of the table to his hand. Of course, in the game, five chips meant five thousand Freeport doubloons. </p><p></p><p>“She seems very interested in that human over there,” said Ilmarė. She nodded in the direction of a man wearing a noble-looking mask. </p><p></p><p>“He’s a curious fellow,” said Henry. </p><p></p><p>“You don’t know who he is?” asked Ilmarė. “You seem to think you know everything.”</p><p></p><p>“Quite the contrary, I don’t know very much about him at all. He’s here with someone, as dinner’s been taken up to his room even while he’s down here. I get the impression he’s recently arrived. My guess is he’s nobility from the continent with something to hide.”</p><p></p><p>Kham looked over his lenses at Egil. “Everybody’s got something to hide.” He looked back at Henry. “Even you.”</p><p></p><p>“I’m going to go upstairs to my room.” Egil leaned closer to Kham. “Good luck,” he whispered. Kham waved him off. </p><p></p><p>“I’m hurt.” Henry feigned sorrow poorly. “Your turn Kham. Let’s see what you’ve got.”</p><p></p><p>Kham reluctantly put down the Thief. </p><p></p><p>“Now who’s got something to hide?” Henry laughed. “Well played. You lost the gambit but you won the pot anyway. Between the two of us, we took all that the chips this round.”</p><p></p><p>Henry collected cards and deftly shuffled them again. “Looks like you’re out, Sebastian. Care to throw something into the pot instead?”</p><p></p><p>Sebastian reached into the folds of his robe and placed several scroll cases on the table. “These magic scrolls are worth much.”</p><p></p><p>“Sure,” said Henry. “Since you’re a friend of Kham, I’ll take your word for it.” He smiled as he pushed a pile of chips towards Sebastian.</p><p></p><p>Somehow, it didn’t feel like Henry was doing him a favor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4193280, member: 3285"] [b]The Last Resort - Part 5b: An Honest Game of Chance[/b] Kham considered his cards: two Gold Dragons, a weak Red Dragon, a Black Dragon, and the Thief. Winning the stakes outright looked unlikely. Better to play the two Gold Dragons and hope they could provide him with the third Gold to make a color flight. If that didn’t work, he could then finish with the Thief and at least come away with his ante. Decent odds. “Hey Kham,” said Henry, “isn’t that Countess d’Amberville?” The Countess presided over the Salon du Masque. She floated from table to table, charming the patrons and making sure her guests were satisfied with the fine liquors. Kham didn’t look over his shoulder. “Yep.” Two heavy-set men in expensive-looking clothes entered the lobby. They looked around and headed for Egil’s table, who was watching Henry’s game intently from afar. “Didn’t you two have a thing going?” The two thugs stood on either side of Egil’s chair, leaning over him, and a soft but clearly heated discussion took place. “I don’t want to talk about it, Tranco.” Kham drew another card. It was a Red Dragon. Damn. After a couple of minutes, the men left, stopping at the door to cast a significant glance back at where Egil sat. He watched them leave. “Who’s this Countess?” Beldin turned around to look. “I don’t know how you can tell who anybody is. They’re all wearing masks.” Egil walked over to the table. “The Countess is renowned for her quick wit, her seductive eyes, and her impeccable sense of style.” Henry put down his flight. It was a strength flight; all three dragons had a strength of five. The gambler tried not to smile as he stole five chips from the stakes and added two of the remaining ante cards from the center of the table to his hand. Of course, in the game, five chips meant five thousand Freeport doubloons. “She seems very interested in that human over there,” said Ilmarė. She nodded in the direction of a man wearing a noble-looking mask. “He’s a curious fellow,” said Henry. “You don’t know who he is?” asked Ilmarė. “You seem to think you know everything.” “Quite the contrary, I don’t know very much about him at all. He’s here with someone, as dinner’s been taken up to his room even while he’s down here. I get the impression he’s recently arrived. My guess is he’s nobility from the continent with something to hide.” Kham looked over his lenses at Egil. “Everybody’s got something to hide.” He looked back at Henry. “Even you.” “I’m going to go upstairs to my room.” Egil leaned closer to Kham. “Good luck,” he whispered. Kham waved him off. “I’m hurt.” Henry feigned sorrow poorly. “Your turn Kham. Let’s see what you’ve got.” Kham reluctantly put down the Thief. “Now who’s got something to hide?” Henry laughed. “Well played. You lost the gambit but you won the pot anyway. Between the two of us, we took all that the chips this round.” Henry collected cards and deftly shuffled them again. “Looks like you’re out, Sebastian. Care to throw something into the pot instead?” Sebastian reached into the folds of his robe and placed several scroll cases on the table. “These magic scrolls are worth much.” “Sure,” said Henry. “Since you’re a friend of Kham, I’ll take your word for it.” He smiled as he pushed a pile of chips towards Sebastian. Somehow, it didn’t feel like Henry was doing him a favor. [/QUOTE]
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