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"My task is not yet done though children. I can feel in my bones that Korvosa has many months of trouble ahead, and that I can influence and help those things.
"For the moment, allow me to aid you as I can now, and allow Calandra to keep these cards nearby. That way, once you see that what I say is true, I will be here to help.
"I will tell you this, last night the King died. There are riots in the streets just beginning, and it will be a long night for Korvosa tonight."

"Calandra, that wand will throw fire-balls when activated, with the word, igno. This will happen 23 times as I can see."

With this, Zellara vanishes, obviously not happy at not being believed...

Suddenly (to everyone apart from Calandra) the form of Zellara materialises in front of Calandra...

"Calandra my dear, you have found my cards! At last! Thank you" Zellera's form moves through the doorway into the main room, obviously expecting Cal to follow, and so that she can address the whole group of you.

"Firstly, let me appologise for my earlier deception. As you can see, I am less than completely alive, and my cards, are no longer of any use to me.
"My story though was true, apart from that fact. Lamm did do the things I said, except I foolishly decided to confront him, and my head ended up in the box in his study.
"I don't know how my spirit came to infest my harrow Deck, but I can only assume that my emotional ties to it, and to Korvosa itself, have had some influence on that.
"I brought you together because of my need, and because I know you all to be good people. Korvosa is in trouble at this time, more trouble than you can possibly imagine, and trouble I cannot entirely see, even with my now clarified vision of the future.
"In short, Korvosa will need you, over the coming months, and I will be here to help you, in any way I can.
"The first of those ways, is a gift to you now. Calandra my dear, touch one of the cards you hold to the wand you pockets earlier, there's a good dear....."

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No worries Arc..

Spoiler for Cal

As the group leaves, Zellera smiles, "I have one last, small request. Please, when you have delat with Lamm, either " with a nod to Jubrayl "bringing him to the justice of the watch, or removing him completely from Korvosa, return here, so that I can look upon the faces of those her bring justice to the streets of my home."

"I have been to the guard Mr Mallachi. They believe that Lamm is what we say, but have neither time or resources to spare for him. I doubt your Church will be much more help."

"I cannot guarentee that he will stay at his current location either, and if he is lost, he is lost for good to me, I will not be able to find him again."

"I thank you for your patience with the reading, I understand you do not believe, and will bear no ill will if you disregard what I say there. All I ask is your help in the aprehension of Lamm, if you can get him to the guard, with proof of his misdeads, then they will listen, but not before."

Zellara holds out a fan of nine cards, and allows each of the people at the table to take one, Torrilan gets The Locksmith card, Jubrayl gets The cricket, Malik gets the Demon's Lantern, Istace gets The Dance, and Atherton the Peacock, finally, Calandra picks the Rabbit prince.

Spoiler for Caladra

"Now for the reading." says Zellara as she takes back the cards you have chosen, shuffling them back into the deck, she deals nine cards in a grid on the table in front of her.

"We start with the past, in it's positive aspects, moving down the line of cards to examine more and more negative aspects, then, following the same pattern, move to the present and the future. This means we always end with the most evil we can expect of the future, in order that we can be prepared, and deal with it as we see fit."

Turning the first card she says, "Ahh, the Rabbit prince, that is the third time you have seen that card today my dear isn't it? In your reading this morning, in the choosing just now, and on the table for all to see?

"This card relates to the unpredictable, and and impulsive battles you have all been forced to fight in the past, but must have some particular significance for you Calandra.

"The next card speaks of an informative pact, " grinning at Atherton "well, maybe more informative for some than for others, but a pact has just been made, and is being bound even now by my reading. The impact, and repercussions of this pact will resound throughout your lives, and maybe even the lives of all Korvosans, but that impact is as yet uncertain.

"The negative past card speaks of the duality of purpose or identity. I believe this relates to each of you in turn, in a different way, whether your lives have had a dual purpose, caring for other, and seeking revenge perhaps? Or if your identity has been torn in two by the pain you have suffered.

"The positive present card speaks of rebirth through ordeal, and I believe this speaks more to Atherton, and perhaps Malik, than to the others. Though all of your lives are changing even as I speak, so perhaps I am reading too much there.

"Ahhh, the card you picked out Istas, you do indeed appear to be bringing harmony to the group, though perfect harmony, of which this card speaks may well be far off."

As she turns the sixth card, the Evil present, with it's image of a rackshasa Zellara's face appears perplexed, she obviously is at somewhat of a loss to understand this card. "I cannot see how this relates to you, it has the meaning of dominance or mind control, neither of which I can see as applying to any of you, much less the group as a whole. Please keep this card in mind, both through the reading, and also in the next days and weeks."

Moving on to the future cards, the first card she uncovers reveals an old woman wearing a crown. "Ahhh, the Queen Mother, this card represents knowledge through fealty, this can be taken two fold, perhaps you will make a link with the queen, that will lead you to new insight, or perhaps it has a more personal meaning, that fealty to each other, as a group, will bring you your own personal insights."

"The uncertain future shows brute force shall reign. You have battles ahead, but that much you knew. The outcome of those battles though is by no means certain.

"The Beating! Oh, my, the evil future shows you are attacked from all sides. combined with the card before it, the battles you face will be intense, both your internal struggles, and the external forces against you will sometimes seem over-powering. In my experience when so much of a reading focuses on battle, it means the repercussions will be immense."

"This reading speaks true to me, but more than that, no card is miss-aligned, that is quite unusual. This further reinforces the truth in the reading.

"I am afraid I have brought you together to face not just the battle with Lamm. This reading speaks of greater things than that, and in the face of personal battles that will need to be faced, I hope I have done the right thing in putting your fates together. Looking at this, Korvosa depends on it."

Phew, 783 words.....this is not easy.