britishhsdetectivehakuba:

That was actually surprising but he chuckled and shook his head. “I like poker, as long as you promise not to cheat, my thief.” He wiggled a finger. He’d be keeping a close eye on his poker partner. “Promise to play fairly and you have a deal.” He smiled.

“Me? Cheat? I would never~” Well that was half true. He didn’t like outright cheating for games normally. It took the fun out of them…

But whether he would cheat currently or not would depend, since it wasn’t entirely the card game he was interested in.

“The Lady favours me anyway, even without resorting to that sort of thing, tantei.”