“That’s what you see in the grounds?” he asked with all the awe he could muster. “No.” Liat’s grandmother laughed. “It’s what I see in your eyes. You never read people’s coffee grounds, you read their eyes, their body language, the way they ask the question. But if you tell them that, they’ll feel naked, which is not pleasant for anyone and also not polite, so instead, you read their coffee grounds. Do you understand, child?”
