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.

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

along with your suggestion." She chuckled and ultimately decided

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

three more wins... no, just two more,

smiling. She stuck to her mantra that customers were always right. After all, she had

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

Instead, she feared they

get them to cough up their winnings as

a heated battle, the second

expected, Dustin's bet on Number 36 cruised to victory. Even with his opponent pulling out

Sir." Abigail handed the celestial

this point, most of the celestial stones

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