Clara immediately felt a sense of familiarity. She had learned the stone betting when she was just a child, in the wild frontier lands.

Back then, Clara had spent time with her mother, studying stone betting.

She was well-versed in its basic rules.

Her mother would give her a stone every now and then, asking her to examine it carefully.

After years of practice, Clara had become quite proficient at it, though no one knew.

Before either of them could say anything, ...