Chapter 19

Grigory, as it turned out, was a very gracious host, and made Sean and Aleks’ stay very pleasant. He was a former Special Forces operative and, through patchy, broken English, had some fascinating stories to tell. He had been discharged following a leg injury on an operation, and had so far spent his retirement in the countryside, occasionally dabbling in a spot of hunting – particularly for musk deer, which were abundant in the area. It also turned out that he was a fantastic cook, and once...