"That... Is a very odd story," she admitted. "I've never heard of Demon Dead doing anything like that, but Jaenelle should be able to sort it out. Given who her father is, she's had more contact with the dead than any living person I know. It's possible you made the transition oddly, or that they did. If she doesn't have any blood wine, we'll see to it you get some fresh blood at least."

"And as for earth, if you mean loam and soil, yes, Queens are from the earth."