The Ogre stares. Pupil less, Unblinking. ''Hm. It suits you.'' Is the conclusion he reaches regarding Circes hair choices.

''It won't'' He replies to the concept of learning from gambling. ''That's kind the beauty of it.'' The same fools never learning means I can fairly reliably find what I want. ''The spot is more about the waiting. My ...'''He had gone to mirror Anatole's parlance and say meal but that had very different connotations to him. ''Uh. mark.'' Not much better. ''Just needs to realise how truly bad things are first.'' Needs to fear going home, facing creditors or whoever else will bring this down on his head.

He snorts. ''Ah. No I'm not fool enough to bet when the odds are stacked against me.'' Debt is another chain someone can own you with. ''But I'm all for a little sportsman's wager.'' Lets see seven is good for all involved, but that's Anatole's, which would be no fun... ''If your both up for it?'' It boiled down to pure luck or at best educated guessing then.