Role

Chapter 6

Motes of magic hung heavily in the air. Joihe's cabin swirled like the Island
of the Nexus. The elf curiously, but cautiously, stared across the bar at him.
Though a safe place, the tension of a lineage of animosity was palpable, elf
and fire giant, eying one another.

But a driving desire of revelation compelled each forward. Arinayar, Cardinal
of the Fortress. Mormeth, Diviner of the Stars.

The elf laid out the cards in a grid of threes. The choice of which to turn
over was to Mormeth.

| Fire Ice Magic |
| Air Spirit Water |
| Lightning Earth Ooze |

Card 1. Ice. The Lovers. Temptation yet commitment.

"Peculiar." the elf stated, curiosity creasing her face. "Temptation.
But balance."

Card 2. Lightning. The Magician. Power and fury. Chaotic.

"Very appropriate." The elf continued, "and very, very interesting.
Power, and fury, and chaos."

Upon the deck of the wanderlust bar, the night seemingly dimmed another
level and the shadows loomed longer in the shadows cast. Th buzz of
magic grew louder, too, rivaling the chorus of insects of a summer
night.

"A powerful combination." She stated, and leveled her gaze between the
cards and Mormeth.

Card 3. Spirit. The Star. Joihe's sphere, her realm.

The elf gasped, her face marked by astonishment. The magic rippled visibly,
like the shockwave of distant thunder.

"That, cannot be coincidence. Faith. Hoping to achieve the future you seek.
But, more. A perfect tie to the prior. A very potent draw."

She continued on, explaining a bit more to the possibilities. The universe
in support of him, of his unique talents to manifest the deepest of desires
into existence, and the importance of intuition guiding him. Like the night
star beckoning in the expanse of night.

The magic was mesmerizing, intoxicating. It was purer than that of the
guilds, a craft attuned to the beyond.

But Mormeth knew it before. He knew this revelation would come. He knew it
within, and relished all the more that another realized it now too. The
markings, true, the prophecies, unfolding, the pathway, widening.

He could barely contain the eclipsing grin upon his face in front of this
elf...