Dragoncrest Cliffs Lightning flash—

Maybe they had told him that Caiaphas had children before, but maybe they hadn't. He knew a little of Raleska, of course, but thought of her as just another sibling. Any connection to Caiaphas had likely been omitted, either by Rosalyn's failing memory or choice.

He didn't really want to hear about them, though, because he believed the ghost of Caiaphas haunted the grotto. Even though he had been the one to ask, he truly did not want to know that there were other ghosts. The possibility made him shudder. Erzulie changed the subject and he leaped at the chance to get away from the grotto. Oui, manman! he called, hastening further down the beach to sniff for suitable shells. Making an altar was way more exciting than dwelling on Rosalyn's recollections or worrying that ghosts would rise from the grotto to steal his soul in the night.