Chapter 4Alexei’s townhouse, master suite
Monday afternoon
“What would you like to do?” Sean asked.
“What would you be doing if you weren’t stuck with me?” They were in the master suite where Donal quickly put on socks after the nurse changed his dressings.
“I’m certainly not stuck with you and neither is Kane. We are here because we want to be. Normally, after our lunches, I go to the studio. I’m a potter. I made that vase with the coiled clay sides.”
“That’s beautiful. I wish I had your talent.” Sean brought over the vase so Donal could examine it.
“What do you do, Kane?”
“Colin writes and Ian paints, but I only…”
Sean interrupted. “Kane does the most important work of all of us, he teaches.”
“What would you do, if you could do anything?” Kane asked Donal as he took the vase and
