Empire of Ice Cream (10)

He was taken to the airport; Danker was sure they were going to go through customs. Instead, they were met by the Swedish police. He was bundled into another car. They drove out onto the runway where a small jet was waiting.

Danker had never liked take-offs. A terrible lethargy overwhelmed him even as the plane climbed and he felt the drop in cabin pressure. He observed everything as if it was from outside himself, and there were no butterflies in his stomach.