Raven and River looked at me peculiarly, and I realized what I'd done. "Sorry, did you want to meet my birth father and grandmother?" I asked. "Sage, I thought your birth father had passed?" Raven asked cautiously as she looked over at her twin nervously. "I did. But my daughter summoned me, and I'm here until the sunrise after the full moon," Alaric said as he took the phone from me and looked at the twins. "You summoned your birth father's spirit?" River asked, his voice a mix of awe and trepidation. "Not intentionally, but yes," I responded. "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. I'm River, your daughter's boyfriend," River said. He looked over at his sister, who was still staring at Alaric with her mouth open. He waved his hand in front of her face and laughed. "I think you broke my