Chapter 44. No apologies
Chase sipped his tea, looking deep in thought.
At one point, Tempura thought he had nodded off.
Orca and the other women pulled chairs out of the Great Room. They formed a half-circle in front of Jak.
"He's so consistent with his stitches," Darla said.
Everyone nodded, even Chase who wasn't even looking.
Other council members joined them, dragging chairs along. Watching Jak sew seemed to be the afternoon activity for everyone. Jak ignored them.
"I thought he was just a…" Gordee said, looking confused about what word he should use.
"Stupid?" Orca said, helping him out.
"He was brain damaged when he was born," Tempura said. "He takes a little longer to learn things and he can't handle interaction with too many people."
"Oh," Gordee said. "He's doing wel
