In the hotel room, Abner felt somewhat awkward. He had absolutely never intended to take advantage of her like that, yet when they traversed back from the "dream," they had ended up in that "position"...
"Perhaps this is a 'side effect' of using Wheel of Fortune for Prophecy... I wonder whether this counts as 'good luck' during the Prophecy, or a price to be paid afterward..."
After finding himself a suitable "reason," Abner coughed and changed the subject, taking the initiative to describe what had happened after she lost consciousness. He particularly mentioned the whereabouts of the three official Beyonders.
Fors, however, was far more easygoing than Abner had imagined. She did not dwell on the previous "accident." After briefly learning the fate of the three Beyonders, she took out the Beyonder items she had collected from the ruins.
"Three-Eyed Thunderbird Forehead Eyeball," "the Three-Eyed Thunderbird's mechanical internal organs contaminated by the Artisan characteristic," "Three-Eyed Thunderbird Metallized Feathers," "Ancient Vengeful Spirit's Cursed Object," "Ancient Vengeful Spirit Dust," "Ancient Vengeful Spirit's Residual Spirituality"...
Once Fors had neatly arranged the materials and items on the table, she reached for the Three-Eyed Thunderbird Eyeball, gathered her thoughts, and said to Abner:
"At a gathering, I once saw someone offering 7,000 Gold Pounds for a Three-Eyed Thunderbird Eyeball... He probably hasn't bought one yet, so let me ask around after I return to Backlund...
"If I can sell it for that price, I'll only take a thirty percent... no, twenty percent brokerage fee... What do you think?"
By the time I return to Backlund, Mr. Hanged Man should have scraped together 7,000 pounds, right?
Fors knew that Abner, like Miss Justice, had methods of Mind Reading and could tell whether someone was lying. Thus, she did not lie, but "speaking only the truth" could