Viktor resists the urge to smile a little at that reaction- interesting. To him it seemed rather easy for a person to lose interest once character in a story became real and tangible, but if anything Shen Yuan's tone seemed to imply he perhaps grew more fond.

Of course then he grimaces because ugh. Yeah, keep that character the hell away from kids. "It sounds as though that was part of the plot, one way or another. Breaking this man down with tragedy and trauma until he snapped and commits atrocities in catharsis for the reader.

"What I don't understand is why involve you. Is it some test to see if changing these base elements would lead to the same tragedies?"