The Blood Pact

End of Part One

"Now think about where you left the sword. I'll use that to open a portal, retrieve it, and then we'll get the hell out of here and head to the human world."

"I'll do that once we've finished negotiating our terms and sealed the deal with a blood pact."

Stellan watches me in silence for several seconds, still holding me suspended in the air with his magic. His expression shifts jus