Nora held out her phone, but Cal barely glanced at the moving white trail before looking back at the ropes. He told her to leave old things alone. His tone was flat and almost bored, yet something in it rang false, like a door that shut too quickly.
She asked whether he believed in the Serpent Line. Cal’s jaw tightened. He said belief had nothing to do with it, which was not an answer at all. Then he added, “Some things are dangerous whether people understand them or not.” That unsettled her more.