Antithetist
First Post
"Oh my, no dearie! You see, I'm a fey-touched seer. I can see clear into the future and beyond! I was granted my power by a great Eladrin lord, you know. Luran is his name, and he is ever so dashing and handsome. He's a friend of mine dearie, a very special friend if you catch my meaning," Auntie Mab confides to Kasha with a wink. "But alas, we can hardly ever be together these days, what with all his wars and intrigues against the Unseelie Court. He's promised to bring me back to Arcadia though one day, and make me his queen. That, and to help my poor nephew Yenros who's stuck in hospital. He told me to wait here for adventure, he did. That his plan would become clear in time..." the old woman's rambling trails off into reverie.
Snapping out of it, she says, "But I assure you dearie, my powers are real and formidable. So, mind your manners, or I might have to give you the evil eye!," while waggling her fingers at Kasha in what she hopes is a spooky and impressive gesture.
Then, in a more businesslike tone she asks, "So how about that tarot reading love? A full Allarian Cross spread will only run you 10 gold."
Kasha stares for a long moment and then bursts into a fit of laughter. "Come off it," she giggles eventually. "Oh boy... you almost had me going for a second there. You can keep your Allarian Cross spread for someone who was born yesterday, okay? But that's a spiel and a half you've got there. Let me buy you a glass of something," she grins, flicking a gold coin into the air with one thumb and snagging it again. "I've never drunk with a fairy queen before."
Karma looks away from Mab, a look of quiet triumph in his twinkling eyes, he seems to have got the information he needed/wanted. He does however replace his thin smirk with a warm actual smile as he approaches Kasha having got up from the bar and walking over.
"Karma Palminetti," he says offering a hand.
Kasha looks the stranger up and down, shrugs and takes his hand with a half-smile. "Uh, sure. Name's Kasha," she offers, regarding him with guarded good humour as she waits to see where he's going with this.