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[cirprise]

Ciri's smile widens just a bit further at Yennefer's remark about her games with the bard. She imagines whatever Jaskier might be up to in Oxenfurt, he felt that jab just now and likely feels a sudden urge to sulk over an insult he didn't actually hear for himself. She doesn't say anything in return though, her gaze looking down to her own hand. Ciri's heart sinks a little as she realizes she doesn't have a particularly starting hand, but she's careful not to let the disappointment show too much on her face, busying and distracting herself as she arranges her hand. Once as satisfied as she can possibly be with her hand, Ciri lifts her gaze to look at Yennefer expectantly for her to start the game since Ciri was the one to deal.

[bottle]

Yennefer places the first card down, a modest play as she doesn't want to give away her hand just yet. Just because she loves Ciri doesn't mean she'll go easy on her, that's not her style. And she doesn't think Ciri wants that anyways. She wants to be treated like an equal. That's not always possible, but when it comes to card games?

That can be arranged.

[cirprise]

Much as Ciri tends to be in combat and with magic, she's not particularly patient when it comes to making her own move. Rather than giving it a moment to try and think of what Yennefer might do next, she's quick to play her own card. It's the not the best of her mediocre starting hand, but she's hoping the confidence with which she placed it might give that illusion. She doesn't anticipate mercy from Yennefer and doesn't even think she can realistically outsmart her. But perhaps she might. If she can seem as though she's only tasted victory because Jaskier doesn't always play as aggressively as he could maybe she can throw Yennefer off enough to pull out a victory.

That's the hope, at least.

[bottle]

Yennefer does not plan on showing Ciri mercy, that may be what Jaskier does but it's not her love language. The girl will need to learn to rise to challenges anyways, not just in cards. She looks over her hand and calmly places her next card down, like it's no big deal.