i promise you that if you do that in earnest and absolutely without any reservation , suddenly you break the circle of logic which otherwise shuts you out . he dipped his finger inside the cup , coating it with his blood . after all , they were the strongest of the beasts that roamed the land . for your stay we 're going to set down some ground rules . '' i ca n't answer as i stare back at my family . someone just threatened to kill me . '' 