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[h1][color=f49ac2]Amaris Marivaldi[/color][/h1]
[sub]Interacting with: [color=fc8686]Madalyn[/color] [@Achronum][/sub]
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The reveal of the kill card brought a sense of relief to the Countess as Lord Peiron’s youthful face peered up from the table. While she was thrilled that one of their two placements had brought them their first ‘win’, she was content in knowing that, at the very least, it wasn’t a loss. She turned to shoot Maddie a small smile before accepting the chips back, the stack now one more than when they had started. Without hesitation the dealer began speaking once again, moving the pair along into their next clue.

“[color=deepskyblue]A blade long sealed away for keep, with care and love does it sleep, this one who wields with it perfect skill, equal to tongue and pen in kills.[/color]”

Whatever buzz the recent win had brought was quickly replaced with frustration as the man finished speaking. She couldn’t help but to feel that they were being met, yet again, with trick words and half-truths.

“[color=f49ac2]I know there’s a saying about pens being mightier than swords but I’m fairly certain that was meant to be in reference to diplomacy rather than body count. Alrighty then, what do we take literally and what should view through a metaphorical lens?[/color]”