Weeks pass, and he doesn't catch a single card.
When cards become active, he goes looking. They just disappear before he gets there.
He's getting worried, and he's not sure he's satisfied with Kero's explanations.
He tries to focus on school.
"I think the challenge this is talking about is for one of you. Clow wanted one of you to prove himself."
"Since I'm the one meditating, I'm getting more information than what Kero is saying. There's a sense of what the answer is about, and I know this challenge isn't mine."
"So you just have a feeling about it? Great, good to know divination is as useful as always."
Sadde isn't, Alistair will get the hang of it long before him, and the awareness of the magic around him will start slowly expanding into his consciousness.
Well, can he look at the deck?
Since apparently the cardcaptor is still holding it, moron-
Shuffle shuffle answer—
The Through, reversed. "This indicates a challenger or a rival, or a lack of clarity in your goals. It can also mean an unexpected obstacle."
A challenger or a rival, yes, from unexpected quarters.
The Storm, reversed.
"It indicates frustration, obstacles, a lack of control, a misalignment of the self..."
"That one," he says. "Misalignment of the self, lack of control, something like there's a part of me I can't... control?"
"Right, that's other you, the cooler more magic one. You're like a Horcrux."
"I think it's way too fictional to be offensive, to be quite honest. And honestly I'm still none too impressed by other me. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt because of bullpoop precognition and whatever other secrets of magic there are, but."
"Kero, what kind of precognition did Clow have, besides these spreads?"
"Can you ask the cards that, and get something vague? Better than nothing."
"He could see the future directly, and make plans that changed it in specific ways. The way it worked meant that knowing about the future changed it, though, so he had to find ways to make his actions be stable."