In the center of a library stood a young human girl. Officially only there on visit, the whole town and it's many repeat visitors were fully aware that she, for all intents and purposes, lived there. The calendar on the nearby wall was marked with dates that she needed to remember, used with permission from its owner, and showed an "X" four days from now. But that day was far from the girl's mind at the moment. 

[color=8D38C9]"I still don't get this!"[/color] she examined as she examined the table before her once again. [color=8D38C9]"How are these random results of shuffling supposed to predict anything!? They're [i]cards[/i], you may as well be staring at a ball for all the good it'll do!"[/color] She took a deep breath, attempting to calm herself from her exasperated state. Books that speak on the subject were vague at best and the ramblings of the insane at worst, whereas personal accounts of the effectiveness of such things ranged from complete satisfaction to wastes of time. 

A teacher, that's what she needs. Someone with a proven record to examine and steal secrets of the art from. Someone who could explain why her experiments were so consistently inconsistent. Perhaps she was using incorrect materials? She followed the instructions she had read to the letter, but incorrect information is abound in this subject. 
 
[color=8D38C9]"Alright, focus time."[/color] the girl named Kirhi slapped herself lightly and took out a large piece of paper and a quill, setting to work writing down the theories that came to mind. [color=8D38C9]"Surely there's a way to affect the outcome without using magic... But it would be too easy to pull a simple trick..."[/color] She sighed. Fortune telling, like it's cousin stage magic, is such a pain.