As crimson light flashed, Audrey returned to her family's castle in East Chester County.
Everything that had happened in the second half of the Tarot Club meeting ran through her mind.
Mr. Sun had thanked everyone, especially the Hanged Man. He had tentatively told the Chief that he had obtained the Notary potion formula, and the Chief had approved. That meant he could almost openly gather materials and arrange exchanges related to the Tarot Club...
The Hermit and the Magician had discussed the ravings Mr. "Door" uttered during a full moon or Blood Moon, which brought listeners to the verge of losing control. Audrey had not realized Fors had endured such suffering all this time. Fortunately, after joining the Tarot Club and receiving Mr. Fool's help, things had improved...
The Moon had repeated his bounty notice for believers of the Primordial Moon. He had begun involving himself in Sanguine affairs, a change that had come after he joined the Tarot Club...
Audrey should have been happy about these changes in her fellow members, but all she could think of was the deal between the World and the Hermit: the Lucky Scale necklace, which had sold for the staggering price of over ten thousand pounds.
That isn't the point. I bought a Beyonder Characteristic that can bring luck too... The point is, he also asked to be paid partly in gold coins, just like the Empress did... Audrey frowned, trying to work out what it meant and what connection the two might have.
That's it. A connection!
Her training as a Psychiatrist let her quickly recall every oddity she had noticed during the Tarot Club meetings: the glances they exchanged, the occasional remarks that seemed to cover for each other, the similarities in their movements, and even the woman the World