"I think that they make tarot cards specifically with Christian images, if that's what has you worried," she points out. "I think I've seen angel tarot cards in bookstores before. And I've met Christians who use stuff like these cards and healing stones. Stuff that wouldn't necessarily be considered 'Christian' in nature."

She watches him with an encouraging smile, hoping she's not making him more nervous than he already seems to be.

"Either way, I like tarot cards," she says. "They're beautiful."