I was wide awake now, all tiredness gone, but it almost felt as if I’d never left the set. Our host seemed like such an enigma. His words did not in any way match what you’d expect to come out of the mouth of someone his age. He seemed way too reserved and a whole lot of something else for one who was obviously so young.

His stance, the way he studied us without even trying to hide the fact that he was taking our measure, and that cultured tone he used were so unexpected. I almost ...