[He's silent as he slowly sips his tea and mulls over her words. Blood rituals and sacrifices... They're definitely a thing in his world, as is probably with all worlds that involve magic of some kind. Controlling someone through the use of their blood, however, is not something he's familiar. Impossible? Unlikely. So he doesn't brush off her suspicions and instead is in agreement.]

I can understand your concern, especially since we're at a disadvantage at being foreigners in this world. They control the information given to us and we can only accept it in good faith, but that's not always the case. I'll keep what you said in mind in the future.

I'm not really one to give away a part of myself so easily, anyway.