9
Your recovery of the doll is greeted with joy. You always were your grandmother's favorite for a reason.
As you grew older, rather than indulging in pointless rebellion—like so many other of your peers—you spent your free time improving yourself. When Sr. de Villanueva asked you how you had done so, you told him how you…
…spent days and nights honing my artistic talents.
…learned to stalk my prey in the wilderness. I learned how to move without being seen or heard.
…learned to sense when people were being truthful with me, and when they sought to deceive.
…made friends with the men and women of the night, as well as the gamblers and drunks who kept them company. The urchins and pickpockets of the city became my second family.
Next