While we ate, my mind kept replaying his calm demeanor during my questioning. Wasn’t he even slightly curious about the strange things I’d been asking him?

“I have a question for you,” Ash said, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I looked up at him, waiting for him to continue.

“That guy…” He paused briefly, as if choosing his words carefully. “Does he really look like me? So much so that you couldn’t tell it wasn’t me?”

I blinked twice, trying to process the question he had ...