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| - Through all my Priestly training they kept telling me to have faith in the light. It will guide you, protect you, see you through, if only you will have faith. So here I was, putting my entire faith in the light. Still, I don't think drawing to an inside straight was what my instructors in the clergy had in mind, but what the heck. "I'll take one" I said to the dealer, then without looking at the card I bet the last of my gold. "An agreement" I said eagerly "what sort of agreement." "Five years" I blanched, my faith faltering slightly again "Thats a pretty long time."
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| - Through all my Priestly training they kept telling me to have faith in the light. It will guide you, protect you, see you through, if only you will have faith. So here I was, putting my entire faith in the light. Still, I don't think drawing to an inside straight was what my instructors in the clergy had in mind, but what the heck. "I'll take one" I said to the dealer, then without looking at the card I bet the last of my gold. My light given faith must have been convincing, because the two players to my left both folded. The gnome, on the other hand, wasn't buying it. He smiled at me, met my bet and pushed a huge pile of additional gold coins into the pot. My faith faltered, but only for a moment. "Seems you are a bit low on cash friend" he said smiling again. "If you are as sure of your hand as you seem to be, perhaps we can reach an agreement to allow you to call my raise." "An agreement" I said eagerly "what sort of agreement." He smiled that smile at me again, and said "Oh something simple. We will consider my raise called, and of course if you win you get all the money. If, on the other hand, you are bluffing, and I win, I win your services as a valet for five years." "Five years" I blanched, my faith faltering slightly again "Thats a pretty long time." "Well thats an awful lot of money I just bet, so as I see it, its a fair trade. Take it or leave it, I dont really care which you choose, just choose quickly." he said, then looked directly into my eyes. I looked from him to the large man standing behind him. "What do you need me for, you have a man servant already?" He laughed "Actually, I wish to find a valet for my son, he is about to go out into the world, and I want him properly seen after." He flashed his smile at me again "You see, I am Pariwinkle Cogsworth Rocketfellows the Second, and I will not have a member of the Roctetfellows clan going into the world without a proper servant." I nodded at the Gnome, and pretended that his dropping his name impressed me, though in reality I had never heard of the Rocketfellows. I eyed the pile of gold, rebolstered my faith in the light, and accepted his offer. He revealed that he had two pair ace high, then looked to me with that I win smile of his. I slowly lay down my hand, first the 3 and 4, then the 6 and 7. Finally I reached over an flipped the down card over. An ace. I stared at it in disbelief. The Gnome chuckled. And so, that very day I began my new life as the indentured man servant to Pariwinkle Cogsworth Rocketfellers the Third. I hope I'm better at that than I am at cards.
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