The morning after we arrived Janduli Khan insisted on performing a ceremony to bless our journey. I knew that most Kalash ceremonies involved sacrificing a goat and that Janduli Khan had less than sixty in his herd. I pleaded with him saying that I very much appreciated the offer but that we did not want him to make any sacrifices just for our benefit. He insisted, saying that he had to do it and that he had no choice. After sacrificing a goat he poured its blood over smoldering juniper branches and inhaled the smoke until he was deep in trance. Later he informed us that our continued journey would be difficult but safe.