According to hearsay, the Elsworth family had risen to power in California.
The California gold rush happened in the 1850s, and the Civil War began in 1861.
Given the timeline and location, it was indeed possible that the Elsworth family had acquired the castle in one or two generations.
The land that the castle was on was basically no different to any land under the Elsworth family's name. At the very least, it didn't seem very important on the surface, and had been desolate for many years.
Luke mulled over this and felt that the ancestors of the Elsworth family had probably long had a connection with the vampires.
Sheldon had died too quickly, and a lot of secrets had disappeared with this cunning fellow.
However, the confessions of the surviving Blood God believers revealed that Sheldon had known too much about vampires.
