[impudent brat. But Thatch let it go. You had to with the broody kind since there were a thousand triggers and you were bound to set one off once in a while]

Aye, I've heard.

About that, it doesn't matter whose idea it was [but it was probably Ace's] it's not happening again. He's an idiot and will give too much and will get weakened.

How does animal blood work for you? Does it have to be fresh or can it be stored somehow?