Evil Eye
Servius Lane
Servius Lane
The Fool shifted slightly, pulling at their collar. The King of Wandsâs eyes seem to shift ever so slightly, her forehead scrunching. She took a breath, patting Serviusâs arm. Of course, Servius was far from satisfied from the action. âThe Seven of Wands, though a Card Holder that can instill anger and initiate conflict, is a Card Holder that can also sense danger. I am aware you are all more than capable of common sense, something Seven lacks⊠But his sense of danger is even more heightened than most. The fact you are all going to a place none of us have stepped in⊠It is wise to bring someone whoâs sense of danger at any turn, even if the Seven can use some fine tuning of his attitude.â
He could feel her gaze on him. The grip of trust in his arm.
âThree days,â he thought to himself. âYou gave me three days and then threw me back to work.â
Nonetheless, he took a breath.
âYou shouldnât try to push people away all the time, Lane! Tell you what, a good first impression is always wonderful! You want to get to know people more? To have them trust you? You should show them you want let them in, too! Thatâs how you get the job doneâ
âLane, you gotta work hard for everyone, you know?â
âServius Lane! Youâre going to go somewhere someday! And youâre going to make me proud!â
Breathless, motionless, Servius raised his gaze, the sense of conflict (at least caused from his Discord) retracted almost immediately, not completely gone but close to absent in comparison to before. The King of Wands let out a breath of her own, appearing more relaxed. He stepped forward, but not too close, to the others, bowing his head. âI apologize for my prior actions. There is no acceptable excuse for my upset but believe me when I say I will hold my part. I can also offer medical experience if needed in this new world. I can fight but the Page of Swords seems more fit for that.â His head raised, nodding to Yânev. âAnd I am not built to be a diplomat or leader either,â he responded, turning to Freya. âI will cause trouble but I will do what I must to complete this mission. I ask you to accept my actions and attitude from this point on as the representative of my kingdom, not as I acted before.â
He didnât want pity. He had been repeating to himself that sentence like a mantra, lips tight against each other, a song in his head droning on and on. He didnât want pity and thus didnât ask for forgiveness for acting as himself. Servius would, however, act more accordingly as a representative of Wands. He had to do his duty. âWork it off,â he told himself. âDonât give excuses or ask for forgiveness for your pettiness from now on. You know youâre petty and youâre going to be petty. But hope your benefits can overcome your down points.â
Servius could almost laugh at himself. Him? Trying to sell his own worth to these strangers? How could that happen if he couldnât even sell himself to his own family half the time? Yet, this was a duty he was being assigned. Heâd deal with it. And that damn Discord.
A cough was heard. The Fool had hopped up to the top of a chair by now, their legs crossing each other. They offered and uneasy smile. âWow, I forgot how energetic people could be. Hehe.â Again, the King of Wands appeared uneasy, as did the rest of the Kings. Serviusâs eyes rested on this strange being that had entered the room, watching him. âEither way! Hello, Page of Swords. Blessed to the Silver Mother as well! Oh, Iâm so out of tune with the times I have no idea half of the customs that have developed. Ms. Yânev, may I address you as so? And the Knight of Cups, Ms. Freya if I may call you by such. So surprising to see how all of you have grown! Then again it seems like yesterday I assigned those cards! Then again, time seems like nothing when you are the one in control the turn of the day and night⊠Just kidding! Not my duty. Oh, what was I saying?â
âAssignment,â the King of Wands noted.
âOh, yes!â Their hands clasped each other. âI have no control over who the kingdoms choose. I only have the ability to send four - no more, no less, one of each kingdom - from this world to the Human Realm. I also have the ability to give you abilities to trap these Major Arcana if you are willing to take up the tasks. Do I have four representatives that agree?â
Servius knew he would hate the idea of leaving. Knew He would hate being surrounded by the unknown on the mission for someone else, representing something other than himself. But this was a duty. The one trait he carried from his kingdom was his determination to complete all requested tasks. He took a step forward, nodding silently. He held his tongue, not willing to trust what he would say.
âOk, Lilith. Iâll make you proud.â