Chapter 29 - 29. Promising with Blood

---- Monde Humain ----

As soon as Natalia agreed to visit Orleans for once, Agnes immediately contacted Mr. Roerig. He was too happy with the news that he was there the very day, Natalia saw him again in her home.

She met that man again who somehow made her realize that she still loves her father. after a long time, she remembered her father but this time only good memories were there.

"Hello!", Natalia greeted him.

"That witch told me....", Mr. Roerig started saying.

"Her name is Agnes Sampson, you can call her Ms. Sampson. It's rude to say that.", she replied in an offending way.

Natalia doesn't like when people call her a witch, she lives in the human world where calling someone a witch is impudent on the other hand calling someone a witch or wizard in Orleans is quite respectful.

"Oh! Yes. Ms. Sampson called me this morning, I would like to hear that directly from you.", He said without feeling offended.

"Yeah! Sure. I can say that again. I do agree to go to the Orleans in the Dragomir mansion.", She said loudly.

"Ms. Sampson isn't here neither she can hear us so if you are feeling pressured or pushed by her, or anyone else you can tell me, I don't want you to regret your decision.", He said politely in a warm way.

"No, there's nothing like that it's only my decision."

"Is there anything you want in return? This is from your grandmother, she understands how much you detest everything there. So, if there is anything you want to do or want to own whether in Orleans or in Monde Humain, you can just say the name.", He said smiling at her.

"Tomorrow you said that I am her grandchild and today you are offering me a deal. Wow!", She said sarcastically.

Mr. Roerig remained silent at those words because that was exactly the case he just tried to sugarcoat the words he was told harshly without realization of what effect it can bring to the little kid's mind. (Although Natalia is a grown-up she still is more than a hundred years younger than the man in front of her that's why he thought of her as a kid.)

"I do not want anything in exchange it may be a deal to you but not for me. But there is something I want to be promised with your blood.", Natalia said.

"Promised with my blood?", he said.

Promising someone with blood follows with a ritual, if the one who promised breaks the promise he either will lose the most precious thing he has or have to give his life to the one he promised. Somehow he has to pay the price for not keeping it.

There's a story that goes on in the royal family of both clans, once a princess from the Vampire Clan and the prince of the Wolf Clan fell for each other after their first meeting the two promised each other to stay together, and the two even abandoned their titles to stay by each other's side.

Princess knew that the king wasn't pleased with her and could do anything. So, before leaving the palace the princess took a promise from her elder brother the crown prince to protect them at that time the crown prince promised her with his blood. The two clans couldn't just sit back and watch. The vampire king threatened the crown prince with the throne and send him to kill the prince of the Werewolf kingdom before he can leave his palace. He broke the promise that he made to his sister and killed the prince. Filled with rage and vengeance she went to the werewolf kingdom asking them to help her in taking revenge for her lover and their prince. But they were not agreed to help a vampire and over that for a prince who left them for a girl.

That day, the princess committed suicide in the assembly in front of all the officials cursing her brother for breaking the promise,

That's why it's one of the most sacred things in Orleans.

"Yes, And this will be my condition."

"Anything for you." He said smiling.

"You have to promise me that it will be my choice whenever I have to come back to Monde Hmain and you have to protect me wherever I go and in whatever I want to do."

Roerig made a cut on his palm and Natalia did too, the two joined their hand saying a mantra.

A sigil suddenly formed around them.

Mixing their blood Roerig promised her what she wanted, a ring formed around their fingers connected with a string. As he completed his words the sigil disappeared and likewise, the ring disappeared too, soon after.

After conversing with him the two decided to go to Orleans. After confirming with her, he also informs her mistress in Orleans who gave him this responsibility. The transportation from Monde Humain to Orleans is of a few hours, Roerig wanted to leave as soon as possible but he was ordered to wait until the night. As the time between the two worlds goes simultaneously, he was told to leave from there in the morning so that they reach there in the morning too. Most of the day has already passed if they leave from here right now then they will be there by morning.

Mr. Roerig called her and told her and Agnes that they will leave in the early morning the next day instead of today.