Alger lowered his head and said no more. A brief silence fell over the Tarot Club.
Leonard had already studied the two members he had never met before.
They had not introduced themselves, but he had no trouble telling who was who.
One was Miss Justice, and the other was Mr. Hanged Man.
Old Man always called him an idiot, but Leonard could at least tell a woman from a man.
The meeting had gone quiet, though, and he hesitated, unsure whether to speak.
"Mr. Tower, we haven't found a Tomb Wraith or a Ruin Wanderer near the City of Silver."
Derrick, the Little Sun, broke the silence.
He had not meant to liven things up. He had simply noticed that no one was speaking and given his usual report.
It worked anyway.
Leonard nodded to show that he had found neither of them, either.
Morien had mentioned those materials at the last Tarot Club meeting.
He wanted to raise an Artisan who could make him a computer and a phone.
"I see. What a shame." Morien spread his hands.
"You can try looking for them too," Morien told the others gently.
He had already asked the Little Sun at the last meeting.
Unfortunately, neither the Little Sun nor Leonard had found anything.
"All right. I'll keep an eye out."
Audrey, Justice, nodded lightly.
"I'll look as well,"
Alger, the Hanged Man, replied.
With the silence broken, everyone began talking again.
Audrey turned toward Alger.
"Mr. Hanged Man, I believe my information helped with the matter of Vice Admiral Hurricane. Have you prepared the complete pituitary gland of an Adult Rainbow Lizard Dragon?"
"Of course." Alger nodded. "I've obtained the Beyonder material you wanted."
"After the Tarot Club meeting, I'll summon Mr. Tower's messenger."
With the matter of payment settled,