Chapter 129

Given the precarious situation in Stormclaw Alliance and the fact that the reagents still required Analise's blood, Analise insisted Gideon draw two pints of blood from her that night. Gideon had originally planned to draw just 0.8 pints, but she said she had a way to recover from it. "Go ahead. I'll be fine. I can make up for it," she said. But Gideon and Finlay were scared out of their wits. "No way. The most is a pint," Gideon said firmly, refusing to comply. "Even 0.8 pints feels like too much," Finlay remarked, visibly upset. His eyes were filled with worry as he continued, "Ana, your health always comes first." "Don't worry. Remember that thing I gave you the other day? Didn't you notice your body feels different now?" she replied, winking at him. "But even so, suddenly drawing two pints of blood is really dangerous…" Finlay faltered. "Let's do one pint. If we need more later, we'll tell you. At least this gives you time to recover. That amount is already enough to ma