August 30, 1893 — Location Unknown
Ms. Crawley,
We've made an acquaintance once before, regrettably on an evening I was feeling peckish. As such, how is that pesky little bite. Did it scar? I am always curious as to how my meals manage after the fact... You are not one I have forgotten in the months since.
Anyhow - I write to request your services once more.
I've recently been digging through some artifacts and have uncovered a nearly completed painting. Restore it for me and send it back to the order of Sophia Voss. She will settle the score on my behalf and see that it reaches its intended recipient. You have until October 13th.
Dankeschön, liebling.
Oh-- should you feel the urge to refuse, I suggest you consider how many fingers are really necessary for artistry? I do have quite the fascination with yours, long and delicate as they are. Don't tempt me to go on the prowl... I can't promise you'll escape intact again.
G.P.
[The letter comes in conjunction with a small parcel wrapped in brown paper: a canvas no larger than 8 x 11 with the sketch and painting of a dramatically striking woman, half filled in. Her features are jarring, despite delicate, porcelain features, but it appears the previous artist was interrupted after completing her beautiful face and hair... There is a smear of old, dried blood on the bottom corner, something like fingerprints marring the margin. On the back there is a scrawled note in sloppy handwriting with the request to change the woman's attire to something more akin to Venus of Urbino.]