Reactions, time to move on

Ilena tilts her head slightly and begins to heavily pout. "It isn't bad, right?" Angelo gently touches his forehead with his right hand. He feels torn between believing her and what is likely true given the situation. 'If she is lying, she deserves an Oscar.' He looks at Jasmine, who is beginning to grin from ear to ear. 'Oh no...' Jasmine places her hands on top of Ilena's. "You are so adorable! You have my blessing." Dubala sighs heavily. "Seriously, sis? We just met her." Lena purses her lips. "I don't mind sharing, but I'm watching you."

Angelo could feel tension building as Ilena and Jasmine look at him. While Ilena continues to use puppy dog eyes, Jasmine joins in on the action and they both say, "Pretty please." in an adorable and sexy tone. He feels his heart skip a beat. 'This is not fair.' Jasmine squeezes Ilena's hands gently. "If you accept, we'll keep an eye on her so she won't be able to do anything shady. Okay?" He lifts a brow. "You are more enthusiastic about this than I would have expected." He leans in slightly. "You aren't planning to use this as leverage to take naughty photos of her with me in the future, are you?"

Ilena glances at Jasmine, who grins widely. "Naughty photos?" Jasmine looks away while shrugging. "Who can say for certain?" Dubala looks at Jasmine. "What photos?" Jasmine nervously looks away from Dubala, "I'll tell you about it later." her cheeks darken slightly. Lena leans close to Dubala and whispers into her ear. After a few seconds, Dubala's expression changes to denote discomfort and nervousness, and her cheeks deeply darken. "I, I didn't realize my sister was such a pervert..."

Ilena blinks several times, "I'm not sure what photos are, but it sounds like a small price to pay for a relationship with such an attractive and loving group." her eyes looking at each of them before focusing on Angelo once more. "I'm more than willing to accept these naughty terms and conditions. Won't you please accept me? Pretty please?" Angelo feels his heart skip a beat again, accompanied by a stir in his loins. 'Okay... That was cuter and hotter than I expected.'

Lena hugs Angelo from behind and whispers into his ear. 'I don't know how much help this may be, but. I'll support whatever you decide, Angelo.' He sighs softly as his eyes close. 'I hope I don't regret this.' His eyes open, looking at Jasmine and Ilena. "All right. But we'll start off slow, okay?" Lena's grip slightly tightens. The tension on Dubala's face melts away as Jasmine and Ilena both cheer. He leans his head back and lifts his left hand up to Lena's cheek and caresses it as he whispers. "Thank you. Your support means a lot to me, Lena."

Lena bites her bottom lip and her eyes soften. "You'll always have it." He pulls her face gently toward his and tenderly kisses her lips for a moment. Time felt like it came to a standstill within that moment. By the time he looks back at where Dubala and Jasmine were, Dubala and Jasmine had switched places. Dubala gently rubs her thumb over her own chin. "Hmm, any question I want, right?" Ilena nods cheerfully while shuffling her cards. "Yes, but I can't promise that you'll like the answer."

He blinks. 'That's right. There are two questions left.' Dubala leans forward while chewing on her bottom lip. "Is Thukeg, Bhaal's servant?" Ilena drops her cards on the table and her face turns pale. "Come again?" She shakes her head as she sweeps up the cards carefully before tamping them down. Once the cards are back in order, she begins to shuffle them again. "I could have sworn you asked, 'Is Thukeg, Bhaal's servant?' and that's just crazy. Surely you didn't mean to ask that."

Dubala lifts a brow. "No, that's exactly what I meant to ask." Angelo leans in a little. "Is something wrong, Ilena?" Ilena swallows, looking at her cards while continuing to shuffle them. "I don't know if I can answer that question. Questions relating to deities, even if they have fallen or died, is dangerous at best. If Thukeg is Bhaal's servant and is under his protection, your question would be wasted, and the answer would be garbage." She sets her cards down and slowly spreads them out. "I would suggest another question. Not because I can't look, but because it will likely be a waste."

She taps her fingertips on the table. "And, um. I don't want to waste your time." Dubala smirks. "Well, I feel a bit better about putting my trust in you, Ilena. Okay. On to my real question." Ilena blushes lightly, realizing she was being tested. Dubala's eyes look at the spread of cards. "What is so important about this place?" Ilena tilts her head slightly to the right. "I don't want to assume and be wrong, but, which place are you referring to?" Dubala shakes her head. "Ah, right. This town, I believe they call it Master Angelo's Haven, although it used to be called Slyka's village. At least, that's what some of the people here told me."

Ilena nods slightly. "Ah, okay. Got it." She gestures to the cards on the table. "Pick your five cards." Dubala picks three cards on the left side, one from the middle, then two from equal distances from the first card chosen. She picks her last two cards from the right side of cards at equal distances from the middle of that side. Ilena lines up the cards in front of herself after sweeping the other cards away. "Let's begin." Before she turns over the first card, Angelo begins to wonder what will be said. What is so important about Master Angelo's Haven? Is it the people, location, ties to Angelo, something else, or a combination? Was Ilena's reaction to Dubala's first question a ploy to get her off-topic? Or was it her honest opinion?