“Here, have some of these.” Alistair said, passing me a bowl of honeyed gooseberries. “They are high on antioxidants and will make you feel better.”
I popped one of the pieces into my mouth absent mindedly. “What do you think I should do, Alistair?”
“Me?”
“Hmmm….” I leaned forward, raising my head to look at him.
“If you were the one to find the Pandora’s box, would you open it?”
“Of course I would….” He shrugged. “Who can resist the lure of a mystery? But….”
“But?”
He clasped my hand over the table and traced lazy lines with his thumb. “But, I can still decide ‘When’ to open the box….” Looking into my eyes, he continued. “You have gotten entangled in this mystery more than I like… If you keep going, you will find yourself stuck in a world that is very dangerous, especially f
