'What the hell did I just pull...?'
His fingers tightened around the card as stellar light began building toward revelation.
***
Meanwhile, Legendor's market district buzzed with afternoon energy.
Merchants hawked wares from stalls crammed with everything from enchanted trinkets to suspicious-looking meat skewers that probably violated several health codes.
The celebration preparations were everywhere.
Banners hung between buildings, fluttering with images of holy symbols and royal crests that screamed "important people are visiting, please behave."
"..."
William Fordsmith walked with perfect posture through the chaos.
His suit remained immaculate despite the dust and crowd, pince-nez catching sunlight as he sidestepped a running child with movements so precise they looked choreographed.
Behind him, floating approximately three feet off the ground in her signature hard hat and overalls, Heena Min-Jeowon munched on a skewer of grilled mystery meat.
