Dragoncrest Cliffs I never walk about after dark

manman do not be talkin' much. that wasn't like mireille, and it was clear that seraphine's birth in captivity had been much different from his own upbringing. that was made even more obvious when the girl spoke again, asking him a question that took him more than slightly aback.

i— lafayette paused, trying to puzzle out how to reply. i been home, ti sè, he went on. i was born here. an' i know you weren't, seraphine, but dis be your home as much as mine.

one day, he'd tell her about the circumstances of her entrance into the world. for now, he'd keep it vague, and segue into more age-appropriate topics.

lafayette smiled. anyway, our grandmot'ers erzulie an' rosalyn settled here long ago, he explained. dey 'ad many children, including our manman, and tante chacal. dey created somet'ing very special here—an' we carry deir legacy onward.