Alexis accepted his decision but again promised that Sang Vengeance and its descendants would forever-more be welcome in Titan. Alexis gave Jesse a parting gift. A ring with a pearl of blood within its recesses with a backwards SV engraved deep into the silver. She brought a flame to the top and once it was red, held it to Jesse’s hip. The blood dyed the now correctly facing SV a bright red.
“This ring,â€? she told him, “will be the tool of free passage to Titan for anyone of Sang Vengeance who wishes.â€? She instructed him to brand any pledged member of Sang Vengeance he wished, if not all.