Ian and Chase sat or opposite sides of the conference table. Pharrell sat at the head.
"Thanks for coming back in, Ian. Chase and I had a chance to talk before he went to the Elders."
Chase looked at his folded hands on the table. "I wanted to apologize. I was out of line in Pharrell's office earlier. I don't know all the circumstances behind what's happened with the ome- Kai."
With a silent nod, Ian accepted the apology. "For what it's worth, Chase, I didn't set out to steal him. I do acknowledge that I acted inappropriately. And it's put us in this current situation. I'm working with Pharrell right now to find a way to...solve it."
"Is there any solving it short of me giving up my claim?" Chase's eyebrows lifted in question. "What other compromise could there be? Sharing him? You get
