Nathaniel
“We need to be ready with this in a day, “ one of the Council members says, passing me the document.
I skim through it and nod.
“What else?”
Then the rest of the Council members join the discussion and start arguing about something I don’t pay attention to. Kai comes in and the entire mood of the room changes.
Most of the council members are much older than we are but he makes most of them feel uncomfortable simply by being here.
It’s not like he would do anything to them but I think that the very possibility he can influence them into saying what they think is enough for them to throw the occasional cautious glances in his direction.
We have had this discussion before- he won’t influence anyone into admitting anything unless it’s really necessary. And as I said- his
