They get a taxi to Cade’s place, which isn’t far from the gallery, but they agree it’s safer right now to not be walking the streets at night. Cade lives in a large loft apartment, and when Arkady is let in to look around, he sees the place is largely open plan. There’s a lot of art on the walls, and canvases everywhere, some propped against walls, others on easels, all in different stages of completion.
There’s paint, jars of brushes soaking in liquid, and a fair bit of artistic clutter. At the end of the room, Arkady can see a well-made bed with a dresser on either side, but they don’t go towards the bed. They go to the kitchen area, which has a breakfast bar, and Cade pulls out one of the stools for Arkady.
Arkady leans his stick against the counter where he can reach it and carefully
