Brush With Death

<As you open the book, a sudden chill comes over you. You shake the sensation off as you read the verse.> "A fatal bargain, in blood is struck, One inks their pledge, with strokes of luck. Stay true your lines, keep still your breath, Lest you stray too far, and summon death." <As you finish reading the incantation, a quill appears next to the book.>