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.

her, "What's the matter? Trust me, betting with me is like finding cash on the sidewalk. Win

suggestion." She chuckled and ultimately decided against redeeming

only five. It would cut her potential winnings in half. So, she opted

just

She stuck to her

obtained effortlessly,

wasn't concerned about gamblers winning. Instead, she feared they wouldn't

could get them to cough up their winnings as long as they kept playing. But it came at

second round of

Number 36 cruised to victory. Even with his opponent pulling out all the stops, their efforts were

handed the celestial

the celestial stones

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