Resonance

Ties to the city that he grew up in are strong.
Ties to a friend he grew up with are even stronger.
A letter, which that friend has written to him, makes him question his roots, his values and his loyalties.
And, even although he is half a world away and living a life he could only have dreamed of as a young man, he can’t ignore the favour that his friend has asked of him.
Even if the friend is dead.
Or, maybe, because he is.