News traveled fast in a carnival, especially a good bit of juicy gossip, so it wasn't surprising when Vlad heard from one of the girls that
Doc Wheeler had killed that preacher for poisoning Madison. When he'd finished hi appointment, Vlad had run by the med tent and peeked in. Luc was there, tending Madison and he looked a little roughed up, but surely he hadn't killed the preacher.
A bit more checking around revealed that no, the preacher was alive if also roughed up. That was good. Vlad didn't think Luc really had it in him to kill someone. A bit more checking around and Vlad acquired a bottle of scotch.
It was much, much later after the shows and when the towns folk had left that Vlad walked across the ground, bottle tucked into his coat. He stopped at Luc's door and started to just leave the bottle, but something stopped him. The lights were on. He knew Luc was up. What if...what if they actually talked. With a determined expression, Vlad knocked lightly on Luc's door.