Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Southern Region, Blossom District, Three Mischief Encampment, Limitless Celestial Blood Fate Rule Domain
"Master, due to the oath, it will be hard for me to assist you against the emissary of—" Karl began, pulling me out of my thoughts.
Before he could finish, I cut in. "Don't worry. I have an understanding with the Card Celestial. The oath no longer binds you or Sansa while you're on my side."
"That's great, Master—"
"Don't call me Master. Just call me Boss."
"Understood, Boss!"
I shook my head at Karl and let out a long sigh. It was hard to reconcile how… kind he seemed. Kind, at least, to his own. To him, card apprentices were little more than pets—tools to be used. Many were nothing but means to an end, like those in the Circle or the ones who became his womb incarnations.
