“Oh Ruby...what a treasure you were to me....”

“A gift in every way. You see, there was no need to prolong this fate...”

“Because the contract only called for your death.”

“He gave me access to his room, his tools, his world...but I didn’t need any of them to reach the part of him that I knew we shared.”

“And as I held your head back and carved my art across your canvas, I let him watch the life fade from those eyes.”

“Euphoric is the word I will always relate to you, dear Ruby. For you left the room in a heavy air of copper as I painted you across his cheek.”

“You tasted like a dream, he said. I agree. Because you were the only beauty in this perfect nightmare that we both love to craft. Too bad you couldn’t stay to watch us savor your crimson life, though.”

“But all he had to do was watch you die. And oh, how he did...”