Don Juan vaguely recalled the death of a young man named Hunt, not because he'd had any dealings with the fellow whatsoever but because of the sensational nature of the death. There had been other suspicious deaths at the time, but like so many whispered rumors nothing had ever come of it. Probably any connections that were implied by the rumors were only imagined in the end. Regardless, being present at something so violent must have been deeply affecting for her, as this sketch suggested.

"It's very striking," he commented, which was not to say it was good or enjoyable to look at. It seemed to be a piece not concerned with such labels; transcending them in its visceral emotion. It didn't fit the rest of her portfolio at all, and he didn't know whether it was the sort of piece that would ever be shown, but the fact remained that it was the first one his eye was drawn to. "Did you know him?"

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