“Okay. How soon?” “Whenever you can make it back.” “Back? Where?” “Uh, Chris' place is fine. One of the nurses can pop in, take your blood, and that'll be it. They'll need to take some every few weeks. He actually needs it every day, but that's not possible. I think they have some other magical people lined up, believe it or not. And my blood is almost like an elf's, so he couldn't drink any of mine since it would only make him sick. Otherwise, you know I'd give it.” “Sure. Sure. Okay. Uh, we're out of town right now, but I'm sure it won't take us too long to get back there.” We said goodbye and hung up. “So?” Chris said. “We have to head back,” I said. “I've got to donate some blood for Tremayne. They say it would help him to heal.” I couldn't go into why. “I need to use the lady's

