Since Shard had to defeat his opponents in the card game, there was no time to waste playing cards one by one. After consulting the staff of the Prophet's Society, a multiplayer card game was adopted. This type of game generally only appears in very formal Roder Card competitions.
Shard returned to the second floor one step ahead, allowing the Prophet's Society's people to check his deck, where he of course saw Luviya, Dorothy had already joined her.
Marquis Grassley, eager to try, stated that no one would give Shard any allowances in the upcoming card game:
"This is 'Genesis: Darkness'!"
The marquis, with his hair slicked back, raised his eyebrows. He was really very excited, unable to contain the smile on his face:
