Gambling was a slippery slope, especially once they tasted victory. For those lacking restraint, it was easy to get sucked in.

"Congratulations on your wins! Here's your stash of celestial stones." Abigail beamed as she handed over the winnings.

"I just bet with my darksteel sword and get five celestial stones, right? Can I redeem it?" Ruby asked.

"Sure." Abigail nodded and motioned for someone to retrieve Ruby's sword, which had been used as a bet earlier.

"Not so fast!" Miles intervened just as Ruby reached for her sword. "Ruby, hold up. The real action is yet to unfold.

"If you redeem now, we'll have less to play with later, meaning fewer wins. Let's stack up some more celestial stones first, then redeem your sword. Sounds good?"

"Hmm." Ruby hesitated.

me, betting with me is like finding cash on the sidewalk. Win a few more

Miles, I'll go along with your suggestion." She chuckled and ultimately

It would cut her potential winnings in half. So,

wins... no, just two more, and I can redeem

get pumped up, Abigail kept smiling. She stuck to her mantra that customers were always right. After all, she had long

with such immense gains obtained effortlessly,

Instead, she feared they wouldn't continue to

to cough up their winnings as long as they kept playing. But it

second round of matches officially

on Number 36 cruised to victory. Even with his

Abigail handed the celestial

celestial stones in her box had been

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