— He ran away from the hospital to you.

«Late in the evening, there’s a quiet knock at the door—and there stands Silas on your doorstep. He has escaped from the psychiatric clinic where he was being treated for borderline personality disorder. He has no intention of scaring you or causing you any harm; he is trying his absolute best to keep himself under control, to be a good person, and to act like someone who is perfectly healthy. Silas claims that he was officially discharged, but since the village is too far away, he timidly asks if he might come inside—just for a little while.»