Corinth was genuinely surprised when a woman he'd never seen before entered the bar waiting for a companion. He nodded at her request as they stepped outside. Considering the news, it would only make sense to him if the bar were empty of anyone except his own pack for the next couple weeks. But he made no indication of suspicion as he served them their drinks, expressionless. He watched them from the inside, their conversation seemingly urgent. Their meeting seemed somewhat brief though, maybe fifteen minutes at most? Before the woman sauntered off. He came outside with the tab for the man, leaving it on the table before returning to the bar.<br/><br/>His attention immediately taken again, Corinth smiled as one of his regulars approached the counter. "So early in the day?" He laughed skeptically but poured the man his drink. "Someone giving you a hard time already?" He could imagine who it was, and he generally kept his nose out of pack politics but Sun definitely took on much more responsibility than he felt was her job to. Perhaps that was his own protectiveness for the young pup, despite being only about a decade and a half older than her.<br/><br/>His thoughts wandered back to that woman... He would have to mention the oddity at the meeting tonight. Something was off about it, most definitely. "Vince, what do you think of that man outside?" He nodded gently at the gentleman paying the tab. Ordinary-looking enough, but he knew people weren't always as they appeared.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>"Oh! Vanessa." Sun sighed with some relief as the woman had equally startled her. She shook her head at her inquiry. "Are you surprised?" She even laughed a little.<br/><br/>"I'd rather the tea." She lifted a hand to massage her temples as her friend walked them to the infuriating man's kitchen. "I don't know how you haven't strangled him by now. If he was my brother..." She didn't like to think about her brother, it gave her deep heartache. But in some ways, it was a good reminder why she didn't want to be part of any of this. "Doe he even have tea..?" The thought had just occurred to her. Vince didn't seem like the type to have that laying around his house.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Xavier's eyebrows furrowed. He felt stuck between a rock and a hard place. He knew that he would have to comply with the Supreme's wishes, but if she had such trust and believed him a smart man then she would take his advice. The Tarot would not give her the answer. But he said no more, he understood the implications should he deny her request.<br/><br/>"Think of the question you wish to ask clearly in your mind." He guided her as he slowly but surely laid out the Tarot. "A general inquiry, a probe into the unknown."<br/><br/>He could feel the energy between them clashing, he was concerned it would confuse the Tarot. Perhaps it was the same opposition previously that caused the very confusing reading to lead to this second. He tried to clear his emotions and mind, filling it with neutral energy. Breathing deeply, he turned each face down card with a surprisingly steady hand.<br/><br/>The Wheel of Fortune, reversed. Setbacks.<br/><br/>The Magician, reversed. Failed plans.<br/><br/>The Hierophant, reversed. Something unorthodox.<br/><br/>The Hanged Man, reversed. False prophecy.<br/><br/>There was some relief that perhaps this reading would help negate some of the fears Georgina wouldn't let go of from their previous reading. However, she could easily interpret it far differently than him. As it seemed they were always of opposite opinions. Though he had to admit that peculiarity of all reversed cards, she may take it negatively. He looked at her, anticipating her reaction before giving any counsel that would be quite easily rejected by her.