Eva Yan

Eva Yan (Ева Ян) is the owner of the "Stillwater"—the house that the Bachelor boards in after first arriving in the town.

Relationship With the Citizens
There is a perception that Eva is a courtesan, now or formerly, but at the same time nobody in the city talks about this with the disdain and contempt which are often experienced by the representatives of the profession. Almost everybody treats her well.

Relationship With Death
For unclear reasons Eva has a special relationship with death: she is not afraid to die or be near death. Perhaps she foresees that her death will be something that changes the world... We know from Eva's own words, that as a child she was under the influence of a gust rushing down from the tops of buildings and almost killed herself. She was not even afraid to take in the Bachelor, who appeared to her at night, when he had just arrived and did not know where to stay.

Peter's take on her:
«She came to love my creation when it was but a sketch. People are often astonished by it, but rarely is it met with love. Even the children merely tolerate it. Loving an edifice like this demands vivid and outstanding imagination...»

Victor's take:
«Eva possesses some virtues that my daughter, unfortunately, does not. She is gentle. She is trustworthy. She wouldn't ever stoop to betrayal. She could be the Soul of a Focus, were she not enamoured of death so bizarrely and persistently.»