Towering stone pillars supported the lofty dome. A long table, mottled with age, stood beneath it, and at its head sat a mysterious presence hidden in the Gray Fog...
Audrey Hall had seen this scene many times, yet whenever she came Above the Gray Fog, a sense of awe still stirred deep within her.
She glanced around and saw no new members. Then she looked toward the head of the table and, as usual, led the Tarot Club members in greeting:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"
The others rose in turn, and Miss Magician, with one meeting behind her, finally managed to keep pace.
After the greeting, she noticed a card lying face down on the table to the Fool's right, its back covered in an intricate, ornate pattern.
It lay there quietly, casually, as though it were an ordinary object.
That... Is that the Card of Blasphemy? The Card of Blasphemy that holds a Path of the Divine! Audrey understood at once. After the Fool nodded in response, she instinctively looked around at the Hanged Man, the Sun, The Tower, Judgment, the World, and the Magician. They had all noticed the card that had never been there before.
The Hanged Man's and Judgment's expressions and movements betrayed their surprise, along with the speculation that inevitably followed. After all, a card kept at the side of the mysterious, exalted Mr. Fool could not possibly be ordinary...
The Sun and the Magician looked more puzzled. The former knew nothing of Roselle's legend, while the latter had only recently joined the Tarot Club and had never heard The Tower and the Hanged Man discuss the Card of Blasphemy.
*Hmm, Mr. World's reaction is strange. He hasn't even looked over there... Is he hiding it that well? Or is he really the bane of