Action:

• Adjust Tag (beevil) of Total Card (Arzuna): Add 1
• Prompt:

  You could not stop the rumors... or perhaps you simply would not. Let them talk! It would not harm you in the slightest. If anything, you might even secretly relish all those shocking, breathtaking tales.

[s1.name] raised her voice, warning every acquaintance who might speak a word: you were displeased with these rumors, and if they didn't want to provoke Lord [player.name], they'd best keep their mouths shut.

Whether out of fear or respect, the whispers about Arzuna quickly dwindled.

Conditions:

• Not Slot #1 Has Tag (Wife) = 1

Maggie listened quietly to your worries, then shook her head with a soft smile. She didn't ask whether the rumors were true—she merely promised she could deal with whatever threatened your family's honor.

Sure enough, within days, the whispers about Arzuna died down.

You asked Maggie in the bedroom: did she use some kind of magic? How did she make the gossiping world suddenly stop?

"Oh..." Maggie said lightly, flipping through her book, "I just reminded them that everyone has a few juicy secrets. And if I hear another word about that dancer, I don't mind sharing some stories... Some had an affair with their daughters-in-law, some executed commoners in secret, and some greedily dipped into the Sultan's pockets..."

She turned a page, then glanced at you.

"They believed I really knew everything, so they shut their mouths. It's that simple, my dear husband."

Conditions:

• Slot #1 Has Tag (Wife) = 1
• Counter (7000853) < 1

You knew your wife would never tolerate rumors that tarnished your family's name, and she had silenced them. No matter how she did it, there was no doubt that these whispers—malicious, suggestive, improper, yet plausible guesses about you and Arzuna—once again hurt Maggie's already scarred heart.

Conditions:

• Slot #1 Has Tag (Wife) = 1
• Counter (7000853) ≥ 1

Result:

• Card (Wife's Resentment)