Exton

Just before she mounts, Raina takes the rope from her hip, measures out a loop and ties it with a knot so complicated it makes my eyes hurt to watch her. She notices me watching and smiles grimly.

"It's a troll knot - it can only be loosed by the hand that tied it." That said, she coils the rope neatly and hangs it on the pommel, then vaults into the saddle with practiced ease. She turns to look at me. "Well, come on, vampire - do you want to live forever?"