There's more to this place than just money. And I've heard rumors about what happens to people who don't play the game...

[He lets that implication linger, though, because the next bit of information is a lot to take in. Forces of... huh. So gambling is some kind of chaotic force? That makes sense, he supposes. Sherwood isn't anything like any kind of Order he's familiar with, but who is he to judge?]

Perhaps we should play a round, sometime. I wonder if you're familiar with modern card games? [Akechi wants to trounce him in poker]