One of the most mysterious details in Felix Thornton’s past is his expedition—after it he disappeared for three months, but somehow returned. Young people find Ashley Wood, a participant in the mysterious expedition. According to the old man, during it Thornton kept to himself and watched everyone with quite a bit of arrogance. By chance he came across some kind of trinket—something he decided never to show anyone and ran off with, so it wouldn’t be taken from him. In Ashley Wood’s opinion, Thornton found an old expensive coin, which he later sold and became rich.
Where Thornton was for those three months after his disappearance remained a mystery.
Felix Thornton was a strange boy, and his talent revealed itself at a very early age, leaving its mark on his entire fate. Mysterious events began accompanying his paintings as soon as they attracted their first viewers. Felix’s mother, wanting to send him to an art school, forced him to show a master a few drawings. The very first assignment—to draw his own self-portrait—led to the death of the teacher, who simply couldn’t withstand Felix’s genius and the reality of his dark world.