i may have been his blood slave , but he only treated me as such when it was absolutely necessary . violet says that if she doesnt sleep at least nine hours a night , she cant do any work at school or in her training . id better burp him in the other room . he released me instantly , and i fell , sitting down hard in the sand . `` you were never here , you never saw nothing or no one . `` i have seen the face of the one who will lead the charge . '' 