Chapter 14Namir cursed as he slammed the hammer on his thumb. The fence staples were harder to hit than he’d predicted, or maybe his aim sucked.
Chaton chuckled next to him where he stood and held the wire in place. Rue was crouching on the ground, fastening hinges to the tiny door they’d cut out of the wall. It had been an interesting day since none of them knew s**t about building things. Mara was pecking around their feet and had almost succeeded in tripping them several times.
For the last hour or so, Lucas had been standing nearby and watching. He didn’t reply when anyone spoke to him, and when Namir thought about it, he hadn’t before either when other people had been around. He hadn’t said a word while Gertrude had been there, and they’d had tea and apple slices.
“Lucas, can you c
