Chapter 10Ryu watched Egil move around in the kitchen. He’d done little but watch Egil move around rooms since he got to this side of the veil, but something was different now. Egil was worried about something.
“Do you want tea, Ryu?”
“Is it like coffee?” Coffee had been a disappointment.
“No, or there are similarities, but they’re not the same.”
“Okay, I’ll try it.”
Egil placed three cups on the kitchen table, and Ryu grabbed a seat. “What’s going on?”
“What do you mean?” Egil avoided looking at him, which made him flash teeth. Liz widened her eyes, but Egil hadn’t seen him do it. He didn’t like it when Egil withheld things from him, and there was something.
“You’re acting weird, as if you’re afraid.”
Egil turned around, leaned his back against the kitchen counter, and heaved a si
