Nodding sagely, she said, "Yes, we have to live with the truth, whether it pains us or not." She felt his leg brush against hers as he stretched, a small electric current running through her as their bodies made contact. Blushing once more, she swallowed hard and assented as he apologized. "Yes, let's start..."<br/><br/>Turning her attention to the cards in her hand, they moved swiftly as she split the deck, blended the two parts together and shuffled them into one pile again. Repeating this a few more times she began to lay the cards down. Her expression shifted with each card...<br/><br/>(http://www.vairetheweaver.com/images/seven_of_cups_bhj1.jpg)(http://mysticmedusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tarot-moon.jpg)(http://www.vairetheweaver.com/images/three_of_cups.jpg)(http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/L%27Empereur-The-Emperor.jpg)(http://www.fiveofcups.com/images/cups08.jpg)<br/><br/>The Seven of Cups - seven cups float in the clouds, all showing some sort of gift inside<br/>The Moon - two dogs howl at the moon as a lobster creeps onto shore<br/>The Three of Cups - three girls dance in a circle, all holding up their cups in toast<br/>The Emperor - a wizened old man sits upon his throne, decorated with ram's heads<br/>The Eight of Cups - a cloaked figure walks away from a stack of eight cups<br/><br/>Not satisfied with this, Madame turns over the deck to see what card lies at the bottom, quickly turning the deck back as she spots the Ten of Swords below.<br/><br/>(http://www.fiveofcups.com/images/swords10.jpg)<br/><br/>The Ten of Swords - a man is shown lying on the ground with ten swords stuck in his back<br/><br/>Looking up at TL with an unreadable expression on her face, she gives him a moment to look over the cards before going on. "Ready?" she asks.