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.

cash on the sidewalk. Win a few more rounds, and we'll have enough stones to

with your suggestion." She chuckled and ultimately decided

leave her with only five. It would cut her potential winnings in

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

Abigail kept smiling. She stuck to her mantra that customers were always

faced with such immense gains obtained effortlessly, most people couldn't resist and quickly

winning. Instead, she feared they

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

second round of

Dustin's bet on Number 36 cruised to victory. Even with his opponent pulling out all the stops, their efforts were

Abigail handed the celestial stones

most of the celestial stones in her box had been

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