Something Fishy

From the Touchstone Tarot, the Seven of Swords; from the John Waterhouse Oracle, Boreas:

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!

~Sir Walter Scott

          This shifty-eyed fellow looks like he's up to something risky and deceptive. And while he might get away with some dishonesty, he's going to eventually get tangled up in his own web. People will start noticing his smarmy smiles, his unending excuses, and the detailed stories he tells that feel like something the Grimm brothers would write. Talented liars can get away with a lot for a long time, but not forever. Waterhouse's Boreas is named for the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. This rosy-cheeked lass wraps her shawl around herself in defense. There are some people who may not see through a liar's sugar-spun words, but they feel something 'off' about them and recoil. Certain types of behavior create a stink around the perpetrator that has nothing to do with the sense of smell.