As Geralt's eyes fell on the cards that Ivory displayed, his smile widened evermore. Of course she had the Ace of Spades, how could it have been any other card? This explained her twitch of irritation when she drew, but oh, how sweet it was. If he had to lose the hand, he was glad it was to her card.

[i][color=crimson]I did nothing, luck of the draw...[/color][/i] Dark laughter echoed through his mind.

[color=crimson]"Well,"[/color] he said, letting his eyes roll back up to Ivory as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest, [color=crimson]"I'll be damned...you can't argue with those results, can you?"[/color] He said, looking directly at Ivory.

After a pregnant pause, he looked over at Aurel, [color=crimson]"Impressive indeed, and unlikely. The odds of three aces in a hand of nine cards are quite low, not to mention the Ace of Spades..."[/color] He glanced down at the deck as Ivory placed it back on the table, [color=crimson]"What better place to end our game, hm?"[/color] He leaned forward once more and clapped his hands together, [color=crimson]"But, what do you say to a different game? One that will help Aurel practice control over his expression?"[/color] He looked between the two of them, totally bought in to this past time. He never realized it could be so much fun to watch other people play cards. Though, truly it was the lack of stakes that bored him.

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Illyana took a breath before she began to explain, [color=598527]"Well, when he arrived, I noticed right away that he didn't have an aura. This is rare, but not impossible...it's just, on top of everything else it seems significant to note. Also...this is the really concerning bit, I noticed that his shadow..."[/color] she paused as she struggled to find the words, not quite sure how to translate what she had seen into language, [color=598527]"It [i]changed[/i]...or shifted somehow. I'm not sure that it belongs to him...exactly."[/color] Still, it didn't sound right when it came out of her mouth. Although she knew Lucien of all people would understand at least a little of what she meant, there was no way to truly get across what she had seen to someone else.