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"I need to make sure you don’t accidentally off ether, or I go alone"

He leaned his shoulder against the hearth s shone in the firelight "Then I’ll keep you trapped in here"

"Asshole! So I’ a prisoner? And you wonder why I don’t trust you with more information about myself?"

"You need to clean up this mess Andwith a weighty book He dropped it on his fireside chair "You can read this and learn about the Lore"

Le you ever wanted to know about immortals"

She pursed her lips Of course it is The treasure trove she neededmy brother safe"

He smirked "I’ll do ant! Rune seemed to take those vows to the Lore seriously Why not try one? He loved it when she drank fro N&iuo when involved in that mission, then I vow to the Lore I won’t drink blood"

"You did not just say that" He actually reeled a little "You will be bound by that vow, coave few qualifiers--and no ti deal?"

"Say I returned here in five seconds with the Valkyrie’s head and your brother safely in tow All your problems would be solved Yet because you didn’t accompany me, you wouldn’t be able to drink blood--ever The voould prevent you fro it You’d be incapable of it!"

He had to be overreacting No way a feords were so powerful

"So I either have to partner with you or allow you to starve" He pointed his finger at her "Guess which way I’, vampire!" He was madder than he’d been about his stuff "You shouldn’t throw those words around, much less so broadly! It was an ie"

"Look, I’ve never made a vow like that before I did with you, okay?"

"Yet you refuse to read the Book of Lore and educate yourself?"

Ugh! She wanted nothingwords could make me starve"

He pulled that trinket from his pocket "Vow to the Lore you’ll never take this talisone from trinket to talisman?" She stepped closer "Tell me what that is"

"Perhaps I will in time If you make the vow"

"Fine I vow to the Lore I’ll never take that from you without your permission"

He held it out to her