Laurasia had finished writing down her notes from her readings & was waiting patiently. Since she was thirsty, she decided to brew herself another cup of tea & do another reading. As she drank she was focusing her attention on further elaborating the first reading. When she was finished, she did the neccessary cup turning & spinning. She then centered herself & turned the cup over to gaze into it.

She was rather surprised to see a very clear set of images. Her brow knit slightly. She quickly wrote down her new findings. A serpent with a dagger next to it near the top of the rim, but about 2 inches to the right of the handle. The rest of the cup was clear, which seemed rather odd to Laurasia. She slowly raised her hand. "Um, Professor Kotkin, could you help me with this reading. It doesn't look to be a very pleasant one, especially when consdiered alongside the first reading that I received."