Entangled in Webs of Deceit
The next day, they had breakfast together in the cabin. Professor Seward had a pile of bacon, sausages, and mashed potatoes, wolfing it all down within seconds. Of course, she also had a big mug of coffee by her side.
But Harker only had some soft boiled eggs and legumes, seeming to eat less than she expected. He was even separating the yolk and only eating the egg whites.
She was about to ask if he was on a diet or something, when Harker spoke before her.
"I asked the bodyguards to seek out the local soothsayer. They found one from the Nottoway tribe who's the real deal, 96 years old. They said this woman used spodomancy. It's a divination through cinders and ashes."
Professor Seward scoffed at this. "As a scientist, I thought you knew better than to believe that crap."
"Well, there are things in life that's still unexplainable by our known science, Prof." Harker took a small bite with his fork, and seemed to be chewing slower than usual.