Susan's blood runs cold and for the first time, she curses the size of this world. There's no recourse for hiding from a partner if a relationship should go awry. She hasn't the faintest idea how a blood spell might work - though perhaps Janet would? Susan ought to ask - but if there's any way to ameliorate the effects, surely that's a start. Certainly someone as compassionate as Shen Yuan wouldn't remain in a relationship with someone he knew to torture another person unless he had no choice in the matter. Fervently, she says, "Then we must help him."