`` then do n't , '' he says , and grabs me behind the neck and kisses me again , and the world is tilting , tilting , and everything goes black . the girls blue eyes turn away . opening a large metal case , he pulled out a chain mail collar he had had custom made and with johns help tightened it around his neck . i tried not to blush but felt the heat rising to my cheeks . she knew she 'd be returning to her father 's fortress . 