"You are fae.. as fae, you are not mortal yourself.. and even if you were, the nature of the binding stops your aging, while the bond continues..."  As he start to respond to her statement of alarm without really thinking about it, responding to the alarm, rather to to his actual belief, as he was still convinced it was an act.  However, when she changed her tune, saying that it didn't matter.. and that he he didn't care who got hurt, he might have felt a hint of remorse.. if he believed her, but he still thought it was part of her act.<br/><br/>However, when she said she agreed to the contract, there was an audible snap, and a flash of light, and a part of her that could now feel magic, felt the binding snap into place, like a lock might snap closed, or the sizzling of a brand on flesh.  The circle, made as it was, out of wood, flared with fire an instant, and then all of the wood branches burned to ash in an instant, leaving her in a circle of only ash.  A moment later, he was strinding toward her and put his arms around her, pulling her against him... and she might notice a collar of some silver material around her neck.