Arthur reread the card three times, hardly not believing it.

Brixaby couldn't have plucked a better card for him if he had planned it. Then again, the man had been an assassin. It made sense that he would have a stealth card in his deck.

Still… a stealth class card was on a whole other level.

"Don't get me wrong, it's amazing. But how did you get it?" Arthur asked.

Brixaby’s head lifted with pride. "Everyone was paying attention to Joy. I just plucked it out while the man was seizing and put it straight in my Personal Space."

Before Arthur could worry about his dragon's lack of empathy, Brixaby shot a hasty glance towards Cressida and the healer who were talking. Then he looked back to Arthur.

"What are you waiting for? Use it, and don’t let that healer see."

Arthur glanced towards the two, then shifted around so his back was to them. It made it harder for any eavesdropping. "I can’t put it in my heart deck,” he reminded Brixaby, “Yes, the chances are low that it might affect our bond, but it’s a risk I don’t want to take."

"Of course," Brixaby said, looking mildly offended. "It should work just fine in your card anchor deck. Go on. I want to see what your Master cards do with it."

So did Arthur.

Nodding, he slipped it into his card anchor. Or... at least he tried. He encountered a strange resistance. He was still able to do it with a little more effort, but the entire temporary deck felt as if it were weighed down. Then again, he did have a lot of power contained there.

While it was perfectly possible to upgrade a card anchor deck, Arthur would not risk such a thing when he was newly linked to Brixaby.

Those thoughts were cut short as he received a wave of notifications.

New skill gained: Silent Movement (Stealth Class)

Due to the ‘A Stealthy Class’ card and Master of Body Enhancement’s bonuses, you automatically start this skill at level 13.