Felltree Marsh and beautiful-haired muses

Erzulie’s story was dark as she recounted the bloody trials between Rusalka and Drageda… but at the mention of the name Caiaphas, Njord guffawed inappropriately.

“Nice try, but ye canna scare me, Erzulie,” he said with a hearty laugh. “Caiaphas is jus’ an ol’ wives tale ta scare pups. Me Aunt Maera used ta tell me… if I was a rotten lad that Caiaphas would come an’ steal me away into tha night. A sea witch who ate chil’dren.” He made a contorted face and changed his voice to impersonate the witch. "Cross me an' I'll leave a head at your doorstep!" he said with a cackle.

Hit blue eyes searched the goldspun woman, but something in her expression told him that she wasn’t making this fairytale up. “Really, now, what is tha truth of this place?” he asked her.