God, he actually sounded better than he looked... If that were possible! As he started asking her questions, Sarah looked at Ellie and then back to him. She clenched her jaw, lifted her chin.<br/><br/>"I know. And believe, I'm a lot more surprised than you are, but... It's what friends do for each other..." there was something about the man in front of her. Something which unnerved her. His confidence... No it was more than that. It was the arrogance of a man who was extremely used to getting...and taking what he wanted. And that made her nervous. Was it a con? Was he over confident? Sarah knew nothing about poker...she didn't even know what hand beat what. But she had heard somewhere that poker was about playing the man, not the hand. It was all about bluff and confidence; it was about convincing your opponents that you were stronger, better, more powerful. She looked at Ever as she sat down. She looked small by comparison and it wasn't just in the physical sense. Sarah felt her stomach knot as the first real shot of fear ran through her.<br/><br/>Even the first couple of hands did little to quell that fear. Until Ever had won, she was holding her breath. The man sat opposite was just far too relaxed, far too controlled...and comfortable with the fact that he clearly knew he was in control. The only thing in doubt seemed to Sarah to be whether Ever knew he was in control.