"...She was my mentor. I should have known, when I started seeing her less. When they brought people for that 'training'. I...I should have...when she disappeared, I knew something had happened, and I did nothing. Couldn't do anything."

There is a long, long silence at this, save for the commercial noises on television.

"...Heh." Don had the ghost of a smile as he wiped his beak with his hand and finally turned to face Anna. "You sound like someone I know when you say that."

Which wasn't the worst thing.