The next morning Li was sitting at the table in the kitchen when he asked,
"Li, do you have a brother?"
The book she was reading fell from her hands to the table and her eyes opened wide.
"Jeremi? Is it Jeremi!"
"No... He said his name was Deric. Who's-?"
"How do you know about Deric?" The look of fear left her face. "Is he here? Riddick, I have to see him!" She left her chair and hurried across the room to him.
"Hold on a minute," he said. "So this guy really is your brother?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen him in so long. I thought he was dead! He left right before..."
"Right before what?" he asked.
"Right before I... went to live with my father's family."
"So this guy is ok? You want to see him?"
"Yes, of course I do! Where is he?"
"Well," Riddick said, studying her, "he had some things to do. He won't be back until tomorrow. You can see him then."
"Riddick, this is so wonderful." She smiled up at him and he realized that he had never seen her so happy.
"But wait, who's Jeremi?" he asked.
Her smile faded.
"He's my half-brother. He... I hate him. I never want to see him again." She fell silent, then after a moment her smile returned, though a little less enthusiastic.
"But, it's Deric, not Jeremi. Deric."
She sat on the porch and wrapped her jacket around herself, trying in vain to keep out the chill wind that blew around her. She put her hands over her ears, trying in vain to keep out the chill words that blew through the open front door.
"I didn't plan this Rosalind! Do you think I would have? This isn't my fault!" her father yelled at his wife inside.
"Why is she here Jon? What are you trying to do to me? To Jeremi! That's your idiotic mistake out there! You made it and now we have to take care of it!" Li heard something crash inside.
"Ros! Please!" he pleaded. "I'm sorry, but there isn't much I can do about it now! Do you want me to throw the kid out on the street"
For a while the only sound was Rosalind's sobbing.
"No, of course I don't want you to throw her out... She can stay"
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"She can stay. But she is your daughter, not mine! She's your responsibilty."