Page 113 of Torin

He disappears down the hall.

Gunnar turns to me. “We’ll meet back here in two hours unless someone finds something first.”

“Okay.”

Everyone starts moving. Except Hannah. She’s still standing beside the television.

“Gunnar?”

He turns.

“What can I do?”

“We’ve got it.”

“Oh.”

She looks around at the rest of us. “Right. Okay.”

Then she turns to Alexandria. “I’ll make some tea.”

“That’d be lovely.”

Hannah slips out of the room. I watch her go. Something about the way she said it bothers me.

“I’ll catch you up,” I tell Gunnar.

He glances toward the door Hannah just disappeared through.

“Go.”

I’m already following her.

By the time I reach the kitchen, Hannah is filling the kettle at the sink.

She sets it on the stove and reaches for the tea.

“Hannah.”

She glances at me. “You should go. Gunnar’s waiting.”

“He can wait a minute.”

Her hands pause over the box of tea bags.

“What’s wrong?”

She looks down at the counter. “They didn’t even hesitate.”

“Who?”

“Any of you.” She turns to me. “Bennett gets arrested, and Alexandria starts calling lawyers. Gunnar starts organizing patrols. You’re all putting yourselves at risk for someone you don’t even know.”

“Bennett matters to you.”

“That’s not the point.”

“Then what is?”