by Natalya Romanov » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:43 pm
They looked at each other and Oldman pulled his hand out of his pocket, revealing a deck of cards. He started rifling through them, keeping the faces where he thought Sam couldn't see. Guinness returned to watching her. After a bit, Oldman nudged Guinness and showed him something. Guinness studied the card and then Sam before nodding. "It appears you're on the list." Oldman flipped the card around in two fingers, the Queen of Spades with a red-feathered crow on it.
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In the real world, something odd was happening. The two ice constructs had made a reappearance and were sitting coiled up on Natalya's forearms, 'watching' the room.