`` beth fled , but she did n't know where to go to search for me , and she needed blood . unlike me , he was just a regular guy . you will not go out alone , he barked at me . he brushed the cobwebs aside and sorted through the poles , moving quickly . to one side was a great mound of shoes . he was n't sure how he was going to manage going back if his great uncle was not able to do the spell , but he was going to try his best . 