“It would be interesting if you did,” she allows. But he doesn’t seem volatile enough for that to be likely, and it would probably scare off her new friends, who are pretty fun.

“Of course not! That would be terribly boring. Rules are only important when they make the game more fun or give it stakes. No point in a bet without anything wagered, is there?” She grins and flicks a coin over her knuckles. “But I’m just helping them play, it’s their game, so the only stakes are you look silly when you grab the wrong one. You don’t much like looking silly, do you, venerable?”