Soot tried, and failed, to hold back a small smile; Her cold confidence was quickly returning after a hand’s worth of chips made their way in front of her. All she had to do was demolish Rosethal and then buy out with her sword in hand, er, and herself. 

She was a little concerned about Rosethal’s interest in her sword. Admittedly, the Painter would need to figure out a way to talk her way out of owning ‘the thief-queen's sword’ but if the brute Rosethal was interested… There was no doubt in Soot’s mind that the Vizier’s daughter had some foul sorcery in mind. But that would have to be a future Soot problem. 

The Painter leaned back in her seat, if she could bait Rose into a few stupid hands it would be over in no time. Cards were a game about luck and reading people and Soot considered herself at least reasonably competent at the latter. 

“So Rosethal.” She said, face still holding that small smile “Maybe when you run out of cash and have to ante yourself. I can win you as a decoration for my studio. Promise I’d take good care of you.” Her smile widened, as the painter's hand pushed some chips forward: raising the stakes a little higher than needed. 


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Rolling for Entice, to bait Rose a little
[1 + 1] + 2 = 4 

So. uh. Yeah, ykno. 
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