"Good afternoon, Mr. World." Audrey greeted him calmly, scrutinizing the dummy "World."
"Hello." Klein controlled the dummy "World" to respond.
Alice curiously swept her gaze around.
Little Sun was somewhat curious about the new member, but lacking knowledge of lands beyond the City of Silver, he could not glean much through observation.
Miss Justice's "Spectator"—no, she was a "Mind Reader" now... The Sequence Pathway's enhancement to her observational abilities should have let her notice quite a few things, right? Could she guess that "World" was actually a dummy...
Mr. Hanged Man's expression... Uh, well, no change. But the Church of Storms' Sequence names sounded like... Oh dear, he looked at me!
Noticing that Alger had caught her gaze, Alice hurriedly looked away and reined in the rather impolite thoughts in her mind.
After everyone had greeted "World" and received his rather indifferent responses, Audrey raised her hand. Only after receiving Klein's nod did she say:
"Mr. Fool, I have found two Lady Dalys suited for our Tarot Club. They are both Beyonders, each with her own circles and resources in Backlund. They are sufficiently discreet and have good temperaments. Would you be willing to let them join the gathering?"
Seated at the head of the table, Klein made his decision swiftly.
It was not a difficult matter to decide. He still had vacant slots for bringing people in, and having resolved his great personal crisis and found the next Sequence formula, his next task was to search for Lanlus in Backlund. That clearly required more Beyonders.
Of course, most importantly, Alice's existence had confirmed for Klein that he could bring in people who had merely recited his Honorific Name.
Klein said evenly:
"This requires a certain degree of assessment, Miss Justice.
"Inform them of my name in a concealed manner