“I’m not surprised. The simplicity of a human has always fascinated the Fae. Our daily tasks look like fun to those who don’t have to worry about working a day in their life just to have a mean in front of them and their family. She kept a smile on her features while her tone took on a sarcastic and bitter tone. She set aside the Moon and moved on to the High Priestess. “You seve yourself as well as those you are under with ferocious dedication. You strive to impress as well as be impress while doing so. You aren’t scared to show your flaws and are always ready to learn and grow. While to do listen to those guiding you, lack inner trust. You don’t know how or when to listen to yourself. Oh let others choose your path.” She’s glanced up at him and tilted her head. “Let me know if this is getting too real.”
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Kayan narrowed his eyes, his nose wrinkling slightly as the twinkle in his irises subsided.
“Not that it’s getting too real,” he muttered. “Frankly, I don’t agree with the previous statement. I know when to listen to myself.” Or so he thought.
He liked to keep up the visad he knew everything— he liked to be perfect in the eyes of those around him. However, whatever Evers was showing him refused to agree with that claim.
His eyes danced across the cards, trying to keep from glancing up at the woman.
In reality, this was too true. Kayan was the type of person to respond to the person the majority wanted him to be. He was shaped by the views around him. Even if he would absolutely never admit it.
Ever chuckled softly. He rested her head on her hand and smirked “sure you don’t love” she was starting to like this little game, her telling him a version of himself and finding out that he didn’t like it. “Don’t like the truth much, do you?” She set the High Priestess aside and replaces it with Death. “Well this one is painfully obvious, or is it?” She mused, looking it over with a smile. “You cause it. You are the horseman death. Those who fear you know what you bring and know their time has comeback to an end. Many misunderstand this lovely friend. You bring death yes, but you also cleanse the world of what you believe it to be it’s evil. You are the bringer of allowed new life and a new beginning. Whether the new beginning Is for the world or yourself,, only you will know.”
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A smile flicked at the edges of his mouth. At least he liked that part.
He thought his job was right. He tried to help people. Whether he did that to be praised like a hero or genuinely thought it was nice, he didn’t know. Kai just enjoyed being praised, and bringing people a sense of protection.
He tried to stay stoic as he nodded.
“Interesting,” he mumbled. He tried to reign back his stuck-up manor, but was too caught off guard by her practices to even remotely do so.
“W-Where did you learn this?” he asked, running a hand through his hair. His green eyes pierced into hers, and he made his best attempt at seeming dominant. “Not that I believe this, but… it is intriguing.”
“I was taught by my aunt. She used to do all thins kind of stuff, tarot reading and prescribing remedies to her patients and clients.” She frowned slightly before shaking her head and quickly replacing the frown with a grin. “All you need is intrigue to get hooked.” She set aside Death and pulled The Stars. Her brow furrowed. “It’s reversed,” she noticed. “You’ve been through something. A death of a loved one or something you regret. You find it hard to get passed but you’re coping. Possibly something internally troubling.” She flicked her gaze up to his, worried. “You’re broken inside.”
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Kayan immediately pushed out of his chair, standing up and brushing off his coat. His wings unfurled and he looked extremely embarrassed— and even more uncomfortable than he had before, which was honestly impressive.
He stroked his hands across his coat, his gloves ruffling against the green fabric.
“Nonsense,” he mumbled to himself. “Unfortunately, I should be going. Thank you so much for your time, but I have to be on my way to the…. city. Sorry for the trouble this morning. I wish you the best.”
He took one last glance around, hoping she didn’t call after him as he began to slide out her doorway.
Evers sat back when Kayan stood and watched as he composed himself. She flinched slightly when he declared her statements nonsense but made no move after him. She glanced back after he had left and held her head in her hands “I’m sorry, may anything you’ve gone through or is still going through may past harmlessly. She gathered the five cards as well as the deck and set the lovers on top along with the ring in the chain. She stood from her desk and faced the room, having forgot the state it was in before Hebrew reading. She sighed softly and glanced up towards the ceiling. She sent a silent prayer to her aunt before continuing to clean again, we’ll into the afternoon.
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Kayan had kept his position, sitting on the top of one of the elm trees watching travelers pass along the road. He didn’t cry. He didn’t get mad. But he remembered.
He could still see the peak of Evers’ house through the leaves of the trees. Sure, he hadn’t gone far. Part of him wanted to go back for more answers. But… that last one had been too real.
Kayan wished to deny it. Surely, that hadn’t effected him that much, right?
Still, as he sat on the branch, his heart did nothing but sink.
“I could have handled that better, hm?” he mumbled to a butterfly beside him. The bug just slowly lowered and raised its wings.
His fake smile was plastered back on his face, though this time it seemed more sorrowful.
“I’m still curious,” he continued. “There was one more card— she didn’t get to explain.”
He fiddled with his gloved hands, resting his head back on the trunk.
Once everything was to her liking, Evers gathered up the pile of broken baskets and the flower wreath outside. She hitched her skirt up so it wouldn’t drag on the floor and started to gather wood from the woodpile on Thebes side of the house. She could a few matches and set the on fire. Throwing the matches into the wood she watched the fire come to life. Evers gazed off into the fire with a soft smile “hello again my dear enemy. Care to do a job for me?” She grabbed the baskets and threw them into The flame. It happily ate up the wooden baskets, lurching slightly higher as if it wanted more. She gripped the broken crown in her hand before throwing that too into the fire. Once the flower crown was gone she came up close to the fire and tilted her head slightly “I’ll be yours soon enough.” She’s turned away and grabbed a bucket full of water. When she turned back, she thought that she could see a faint outline of a woman. She doused the flame in fire and watched as the silhouette disappear. “I’ll see you soon.”
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Kayan cursed, finally jumping down from the tree and marching back. An unsuccessful day of asking travelers for information definitely didn’t lift his pessimistic spirits.
“I’m back,” Kayan’s voice drifted in to Evers’ house. He stood at the doorway, leaning on the frame. “I hate my curiosity.”
He resisted the urge to step in without an invitation. So he stayed put, his arms crossed and his eyes glowing through the dim light.
“Who were you talking to?” he asked, his voice somewhat upbeat for the given circumstance. He uncrossed his arms, shoving his hands in his pockets and giving a small smile.
Evers looked up from her desk, having went back inside after making sure the fire was put out. “You heard that?” She asked softly, standing and setting aside the flower crown she had continued to make. She pulled out the chair and offered him a seat. She shook her head dismissively “an old friend of mine came by to do a job for me.” She sat back down after waving him in and continued her work on crown. “We don’t have to continue the reading. I know last time got a little intense for you. I wouldn’t want to look into something that’s none of my business. Some of these things can get pretty deep sometimes.”
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Kayan gritted his teeth, locking his jaw.
I’m just curious as to what you know, he thought.
He walked over, taking the seat and adjusting his back so his wings weren’t crushed. His emerald eyes flicked around, noticing that her place was generally clean now.
“My apologies for leaving so suddenly this morning,” he said, ceasing to make eye contact. “As you may have guessed, that’s a touchy subject. But, yet, you still hold on to my attention.”
He finally turned his head, gazing at the woman.
“You can continue,” he said, though his voice was rough. He gave a forced and pained smile. “I’m not one to fear the truth.”
Evers nodded “I can see that.” She stood and set aside the crown to get the tarot deck. She spread the cards on the table again with the Lovera being the focal point. She looked up at Kayan once more, slightly worried he’d leave again if he heard something he didn’t like.
“Remember, this isn’t meant to hurt you or restrict you in any way. You don’t have to choose this path. This is just an option.” She glanced down at the car, the candle by her desk giving off a warm glow as she started to speak.
“The lovers don’t always mean a romantic relationship with another. It can also mean a love and respect for your brethren’s and the land you live on. It can also mean self/love, despite what you’ve done and who you’ve hurt throughout your life, you’ve come to acknowledge that and move on, allowing yourself to love yourself as well advised those around you. You have a secure bond with someone, whether family, friend, or other. You feel as if every interaction you make could can make or break a bond.” She glanced up showed him the card. “This is your biggest obstical to get through as well as the one aspect of yourself that will help you get through the rest of the cards.” She leaned back and gazed up at him, waiting for him to lash out call the reading nonsense again
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Kayan teetered back, tapping his foot periodically as she explained. His facial expression set unchanging, but he tilted his head slightly as she finished.
All he did was nod slowly, folding his hands in his lap and looking at just the cards.
His gaze suddenly flicked to her inquisitive glance and he responded with a small smile.
“Seems true,” he said. “At least, that part.”
His eyes glared slightly over the card that held the stars and he shook his head, dismissing it.
“Could you pull cards for yourself?” he asked. “Would it work that way? You probably already know yourself, in quite a profound way, but I’m curious.”
She nodded and flipped The Lover card over. She shuffled the deck expertly, spread them out of the deck artistically in an arch, turned them over and then gathered them all in one fluid motion.
“I’ve done it a few times, it never really works for ones self as well as it does for another person. It runs the risk of being too bias to oneself.” She explained, spreading the card out in a fan and pointed towards him “you try, I'll help you along the way.”
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“To tell you?” he asked, taking five of the cards. “I’ll.. try.”
Kayan flipped them over, putting them in the same x shape she had. Top right showed The Magician. The middle revealed The Sun, and the two bottom cards showed Temperance and Justice. Finally, the top left card showed The Empress.
Kayan gazed at them for a moment, occasionally glancing up at Evers to see her reaction. Then, he began.
“Starting with the sun,” he said, though his voice sounded more like he was asking a question. “You… need to be confident in the power you have. Trust in yourself— your light comes from within, perhaps. It’s a possibility you underestimate your true power, and you don’t give yourself enough credit.”
His eyes stayed on the cards as he explained, trying to draw out any symbolism he could.
Evers watched both Kayan and the cards carefully as if she was nervous of the out come. She tilted her head when he pulled out the five and flipped them over. The Sun and The Magician were familiar to her, ones she herself had pulled out for herself multiple times before. Justice had appeared for her as well though that one always confused her a bit. Temperence and The Empress were what surprised her the most, having never in her life of Tarot reading, pulled those two cards out for herself before.
Evers nodded to what kayan was interpreting, finding similar outcomes when it came to the Sun card. "A light from within or within another, one who gives and receives inspiration. You can't live without it, but it may be absent." she said automatically, flinching and ducking her head "sorry. Please, continue."
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Kayan just gave a sweet smile, raising an eyebrow.
“No— feel free to intervene any time. Lord knows I have no clue what I’m doing.”
He gazed over the cards, his eyes finally resting on The Empress.
“The Empress. Kind of like the Sun,” he replied. “Along the same lines as inner trust. You’re too hard on yourself and trust others more than your own sense of wrong and right.”
He kept giving the woman quick glances, trying to pick up on any facial cues.
“You need to rebuild your own moral compass and follow that. Trust in your ideas and who you are.”
Kayan kept his eyes on her this time, his face sort of inquisitive. Like a dog looking for a great after it did a trick.
Evers shyly smiled back Kayan as he read, surprised at how quickly he picked up on the symbolism within the cards. She tilted her head at the mention of Moral Compasses. She thought she knew hers, of course she knew not all things she did was morally right but she wasn’t perfect, she didn’t want to be, especially in the eyes of the towns people. She wanted them to accept what she did, that or fear her enough so that she would be left alone. Realizing he had finished and had been waiting for her response, Evers snapped out of her thoughts and straightened in her seat.
“That was great, you can put me out of business.” She smiles softly and nodded “You’re doing really well, keep going.”
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Kayan grinned at the praise.
“Really?” he beamed happily. “In that case…”
His fingers danced atop another card, seeing it was the Magician.
“You’re optimistic,” he began. “You trust in your magic. You do what you can with what you have on hand, and you act like a curious scientist.”
He looked up again, this time more confidently.
“Be spontaneous. Creative. Do what you want. Take those chances.”
Kayan gave a sweet smile, genuine, as he sat back in the chair. His wings folded out on either side so he could comfortably sit.
He held the card between two fingers, showing her the side revealing the magician.
“You’re an explorer. You rely on intuition, yet serendipity at the same time.”
She breathed a laugh at his newly found confidence when reading cards and watched him, almost as if she were hypnotized by his words. hen he finished with the Magician she leaned back and crossed her arms over her chest "Serendipity? really? Thats a new, you're sure you didn't make that one up?" She drawled, teasingly arching an eyebrow and looking at him. "Why do you keep referring to this as magic?" she asked, a bit more seriously. "I don't have magic. I was taught this by my aunt. I'm normal, like everyone else, despite what they think."
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Kayan gave her a questioned look, cocking his head slightly with a smile.
“Like I said, you don’t give yourself enough credit,” he muttered, though his voice was light. “What is your definition of magic? Being able to heal someone? Flying? The kind that makes the edges of your finger’s twinkle with light?”
He shifted, putting the card back on the table and sliding it over to her.
“You can heal with instruments. You can fly in an airship. You can hold your hand to the sun, seeing it outlined with light. All is mystery. All is magic.”
Kayan gestured to the cards, his hands outspread. “Why is this any different? Why is any of that different?”
Finally finishing his lecture, his arms still outspread, he gave a slight laugh. “Maybe you should change your definition.”
Her expression fell slightly and she clasped her hands in her lap, looking away from Kayan.
“It’s different cuz no one accepts it. Everyone excepts the sun, to be able to heal someone with medical practices and remedies, to be able to figure out why a bird flies. This cannot be explained. It can only be. This isn’t something people want to explain. Some find it neat, some horrifying and unnatural.” She shut her eyes, suddenly ashamed at how pathetic she sounded. “People will kill me over it. If that’s part of magic then I want nothing’s to do with it.” She shuddered as if she’s was cold.
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“What is magic if not horrifying and unnatural?” he mumbled, more to himself than her.
Kayan sat more stiffly. He could completely sense her disposition, but he kept quiet. He sat contentedly, his calm face keeping steady as he listened.
He let the silence linger, unmoving. He’d probably feel the same way, if he was in her position. And… it’s not like he wasn’t. There had been plenty of people threatening to cut off his wings, or chain him to the ground.
Of course, he never let it happen. Obviously.
“There’s always going to be people that disagree with your practices,” he said. “That’s the way it is.”
Kai paused for a moment, resting his hand on the table.
“That shouldn’t stop you from doing what you’re good at. Even if they want to kill you.”
A long sigh interrupted his words as he leaned forward, his eyes resting on her bowed head.
“I wouldn’t let that happen.”
“I’m absolutely fine people not accepting what I do. I know it’s a lot to take in but wanting to kill me for it?” She shook her head in troubled disbelief.
She glanced up when he mentioned he wouldn’t let anyone hurt her. “You don’t Owen me anything Kayan. It’s not your job to protect nor will I ever allow you to take that burden upon yourself.”
She looked up, not expecting him to be so close “I can take care of myself,” She teased slightly, resting her head on her hand twirling one of the cards in her hand.
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Kayan smiled. “Well of course. You’re strong.”
He paused for a moment as his eyes danced across the card she was twirling. His smile rested as he placed his head on over of his hands, almost mimiking her movement.
“And I’m not sure you understand what my job is,” he mumbled. He shot back that same teasing glance. “I save people. I protect them. That’s what I do for my living. So yes, as a matter of fact, I will take that upon myself. Thank you.”
“Funny that you think I need protecting,” she smirked and looked up at him “or saving.” She shook her head and pressed the card to her lips. She set it down to reveal the sword card. “What do you protect? The life or the heart?” She arched an eyebrow and tapped the card “will you risk your own to save another’s?” Waving a hand over the card, it shifted to reveal death on one side and the queen in the other. “One can’t live without the other.”
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“I try my best to protect both,” he retorted. “And of course I’d sacrifice myself for another.”
Even he was taken aback by how truthfully he had answered. Kayan didn’t show it externally, but he didn’t realize that’s how he had actually acted. Of course he would risk himself, even if the thought of death terrified him to his core.
His cool demeanor kept unchanging as he looked at the shifted card.
Her gaze flicked up to his, her lips curled up into a small smile “even for one you know nothing about? Not even the name?” She breathed a laughed and leaned back in her chair, gathering the cards in a flourish before stashing then away in her sleeve.
“Don’t waste your energy Kai, there are those out there that have it worse.” She stood from the desk and carried the candle to the kitchen, where she used it to light the flame on the stove.
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“So the answer is you won’t let me help you?” he asked, sitting up from resting his head. His hand hung limp off the table, his elbow still propped. His tone still held that teasing lacing, and he seemed much more joyful than he was during the card discussion. He wasn’t going to lie— he was relieved when she had put the cards back away. He didn’t necessarily enjoy things he couldn’t explain.