Re: [Aubade]
"The impetus was to hurt them," he said, like this should be obvious. "He has to be a sadist. Message or no, it was an excuse to make them bleed, to see them in pain." He studied Azrael's face. He was being so calm that it was a little eerie, actually, and he didn't know what to make of it. "Doesn't it bother you?"