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[There is a circular table with seven chairs lined around it. In the center of the table, there is a bowl with fire burning pleasantly inside it. It seems to be the only source of light in the room. The flames flash upon a few items spread across the table: A spool of black thread, a worn though plenty sharp knife, a wooden cup with a faint coopery smell, and a saucer of seven smooth, black stones.]

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[Setting the magical heavy stone on top of the second Diligence card.]

That's a joke.

[Not very amused.]

She BETTER give him back.

We'll get him back, stay calm.

[nnnf]

[Flicks his cheek.]

Focus on the game.

[PINCHES YOUR NOSE >:T]

This isn't a game.

[Swats at.]

Getting Kit back isn't. We'll do that. But we have the think about it calmly.

[Picks up Diligence and the stone.]

We traded. What do you think this card came from?

I dunno.

[pause]

Maybe Kit?

That's a possibility.

[Stacks it with the other cards. Just for something to do with his hands.]

Shouldn't we clarify a rule?

A rule?

She just asked what we'd do, right? She didn't say the options listed were the only ones.

Look at the last two choices. No guidelines. So Why such leading words for this one? I mean what would have happened if we'd burned the cup instead of a card?

Not knowing the rules pisses me off a bit.

'Nothing' could be an option.

Oh . . . yeah . . . that happened with the Green Knight's game too. He told us to choose who's head was to be chopped off so we chose his . . .

I heard about it. So why not use that twisted logic again? He's ours, so we shouldn't have to do anything to get him back.

And if that doesn't work, we can take Anemone's suggestion and take him back.