“It’s not hard to understand,” said Arlee disdainfully. “They are Free’s kind. He’s about on the same intellectual level they are.”
“I thought I could understand things like this. But I’ve seen so many the past few days that I don’t understand that I feel I’m not certain of anything.”
“Come and eat. It should be ready now. The food you described to me could affect anyone’s thinking. Call Free.”
Morten glanced toward the edge of the clearing, where Free and Werk were busily expanding the area. “Let him stay with his friend a while. We’ve got to decide what to do with him if Free insists on his staying.”
Morten ate and bathed and rested on the couch for an hour, after which he felt much better. When he arose and went outside again Free and Werk had almost completed a hut similar to the o
