"Probably because they intended to kill you at the end as well. Which would technically fulfill the promise. And a technicality is good enough for the Winter Court's promises. And even if they didn't kill you on the spot, you would get to see him when you did eventually die, so that would suffice for the promise even that way."<br/><br/>He gave a shrug, the armor slowly returning to its original color now that the prospect of combat had passed, and sent Aurelia the bad news. Brat missing, and now presumed dead.<br/><br/>Done with that, he turned to go and relax. Food and sleep sounded awesome, then more food, and then start cataloging the stuff from the Winter Vault.