The only circumstances in which the requirement is waived is if a member of the House has perished in a Turning—the spell is set up to recognize that as a sacrifice as well, the idea being that their magic returns to that waiting pool.” “That’s why no one treats any of this like a big deal,” he said. “Because losing a challenge is some fucked up get out of jail free card.” She nodded. “Exactly. Otherwise, buying a child is not only an option for those who can’t or don’t wish to have biological offspring, of course. It’s also an option for those who want to guarantee both their bloodline and
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To be fair, I don't know how much buying a child to sacrifice costs, but it seems weird you'd sacrifice a firstborn instead. I realize this isn't explicitly logical but typing all my thoughts about this on a Kindle keyboard won't happen so I'll try to clarify. What if you already have kids? Will the next one do or do you have to sacrifice the existing firstborn? So many questions.
