"Truly?" Tristan couldn't tell if his young patient was serious or just trying to provoke. The kid seemed hostile and mistrusting, and eager to provoke a negative reaction from people. But he also knew from experience that those who had been subjected to a lot of pain would sometimes inflict it on others on purpose. And then there were those who inflicted it for sexual gratification. Sometimes they were the same.

"People in general, or only specific people?"

Clearly, now was really the right time to satisfy his scientific interest in the subject.