Re: Mal/Aubrey
[Relief. It's not someone he knows.] I don't know if that's true. Eventually, I did find people I could lean on. It was a long time before I told them, though. Running away from it only made it all worse, in the end. You might have made the better call. Or maybe you and I are evidence there is no good answer. [...] Can I ask what happened to him?
No, they aren't. You can look up my name, if you like. Some details did make it to the press. Not the whole story, naturally, but it isn't quite a secret. [...] Thank you. As I said, while it isn't a secret, I have the luxury of very few people recognizing my face.