Chapter 75: Getting late
Arlen looked at his cards and then up at Ravi who had a small smile on his face. "Just...Just how is this possible?"
His eyes were round and filled with shock, Ravi just knew he would be painting this expression over and over again this week.
"Are you saying that you did not think that it was possible for me to win?" he leaned back and looked at him.
Arlen shook his head, swallowing, "I didn’t. I didn’t say that." But he thought about it. He looked at Ravi and saw that his eyes were bright with mischief. He was enjoying this, that gray seemed to depart from the color of burnt ash to basalt, the gold warmer.
Ravi raised an eyebrow to state that he did not believe him, he sipped the drink which unusually stayed cold, no matter how much time passed.
"Fine. But how...Okay. You won. But I just taught you this right now. You are amazing, Ravi."
Ravi could not accept the praise, "No. This time, I was not amazing. This time I cheated." His face was blank like he was talking about the weather.
"You..."
"Cheated." Ravi nodded. A favor was just too tempting. It was the ordinary word that most Earthian was, a favor was a contract that you beheld to another. He was a Sentinel, well ex-Sentinel but the moment he heard that word, he knew he just had to win.
Arlen was still so shocked, "But how can you cheat in this game."
"A secret." Ravi placed a finger on his mouth while watching Arlen, his expressions can be so animated. He collected the cards and revealed a somewhat mischievous smile at the corner of his lips.