`` will this ritual take place during the day or at night ? '' is that why you came to new york city ? '' eric 's golden eyes watched me , but neither of us spoke . i could n't help but wonder what these strange looking objects did . there , framed by trees , stood a mounted party of strangers . but i 'm flipping worried , not just about violet being drunk , but because she showed up at the diner with wet clothes and bruises . the young man frowned ; then shrugged his shoulders . 