I didn't- Sika offered something in exchange in the future if I ever asked, but I couldn't think of anything on the spot. And yes, I signed a contract.
[ ...
He is getting the sense that maybe this was unwise, now. But in his defense:]
It's nothing I wouldn't have agreed to, contract or no. I didn't see anything wrong with wanting to protect someone who needed it...
[There's a deep sort of pain that crosses Solomon's face, glancing down towards the floor as his thoughts race.
The boy is naive. It's not his fault. But it's a painful lesson to learn, and when the entity is unknown...]
Pinocchio, listen very carefully. I am saying this as someone who makes these contracts very, very often, understood?
Do not do that again.
You never sign something like that, no matter who it comes from, unless you know exactly what they are going to make you do to get what they want. And you never sign something related to a god or a demon on nothing but faith. They will take your soul and eat you alive.
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I... um. I just gave them my word? That I would come to their and Mikaela's protection if needed?
[IT SOUNDED SO HARMLESS AT THE TIME?]
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Did you ask for anything in return? Sign anything?
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I didn't- Sika offered something in exchange in the future if I ever asked, but I couldn't think of anything on the spot. And yes, I signed a contract.
[ ...
He is getting the sense that maybe this was unwise, now. But in his defense:]
It's nothing I wouldn't have agreed to, contract or no. I didn't see anything wrong with wanting to protect someone who needed it...
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The boy is naive. It's not his fault. But it's a painful lesson to learn, and when the entity is unknown...]
Pinocchio, listen very carefully. I am saying this as someone who makes these contracts very, very often, understood?
Do not do that again.
You never sign something like that, no matter who it comes from, unless you know exactly what they are going to make you do to get what they want. And you never sign something related to a god or a demon on nothing but faith. They will take your soul and eat you alive.
Never again. Understood?