“This is a gesture showing that we offer our very blood to you. Normally, during wedding ceremonies, the partner will drink the blood, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to.”
“Of course I will. And I promise, I’ll make sure I train you well. I’ll make sure you don’t regret following me.”
I raised my cup to the moon as if it was watching. I felt like I should say something in return to make sure they trusted me.
“This is just something we did without even telling you. You don’t have to swear anything back.”
“That’s right, we just chose to do it without asking.”
I just smiled at them, then drank the contents of the cup in one go. I didn’t care if there was blood in it or not—it would feel rude not to drink it. I wanted to show them I cared.
“Thanks for the drink. All right, was th
