*Kyle*

The cards are with me tonight. I had felt the turn in the tide half an hour into play, when a new dealer had relieved the other. The past few nights I have been bleeding money, and while I am presently winning as quickly as I have lost, my abrupt change in fortune is a start toward putting matters to rights. If I am not careful, I am going to be unable to keep my father from learning of my ever increasing debt. Although the debt won’t be with me for much longer. Anna’s dowry will go a long way toward putting me back on a strong financial footing....