She continues with the reading, moving her scrying hand from the center upwards.

"Next in the North at the 2nd position what led you to harbor such self-limiting beliefs? The Reversed Six of Strength. She moves her palm as if opening a door.

There is a celebratory procession of a man dragging the head of what looks to be a dragon. It, kind of, reminded Clint of that time he killed a Wyvern. There wasn't that much fanfare though, like depicted on the card.

Clint at first didn't look like he was going to say anything looking up at the ceiling. He looks down towards his hands and slowly clenches and unclenches his hands as if they were not his.

"Well, I've been beaten, battered, and bruised my whole life and the hits just keep coming. I'm worried that one of these days I might not get back up again... There have been times when things have been easy, where I come out of fights with barely a scratch on me. But, I can't help always be looking out for that next punch, the one that means lights out."

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Aubrey seriously ponders over this admission of vulnerability. To Aubrey, Clint seemed to have preferred to keep things to himself. Maybe he was a little hot-headed, but he was the stalwart defender that stood in front of danger.

"The world, the gods, and the cards might be telling you that you might just need some perspective. You may be at a low point right now with a bruised ego. To me as an outside observer, Bojovnik was trying to help you."

Aubrey looks over the cards.

"It just seemed like you didn’t want to listen. You win enough battles and you might forget what you are really trying to accomplish. What are you trying to succeed at? What’s your end goal? It suggests enjoying the successes, but don’t get caught up in them and ride the highs and lows."

"Roll with the punches, huh…?" Clint relaxes his hands and begins rolling his wrists. A habit he picked up readying for a match in the fighting pits. They would call out his name to the stage to pump up the crowd.