"I'm laughing because sometimes you're very easy to read."
The two of them leaned against the railing, letting the wind brush past them.
Not far away stood Quiet Mountain Manor.
Every now and then, they could spot Quiet Mountain players and gods sneaking glances in their direction.
There had been a time when Rita thought Deceitful Bloom was impossible to understand.
It was often difficult to tell what she was thinking.
Many of her actions felt completely unpredictable.
Not her goals, though.
Rita could understand why Mistblade made her choice in Card Swap.
Naturally, she could also understand some of Deceitful Bloom's decisions.
What she had never understood was why Deceitful Bloom always insisted on taking one step further.
Why she had to walk out onto the stage of the temple.
Why she had to manipulate Rita in Quiet Mountain.
She always took that extra step.
Always made a relationship more complicated than it needed to be.
Just as Lynx Duke had once said:
