"Look at me!" Bill shouted, grabbing the sides of Jake's face and forcing him into a mutual stare.

Jake moaned.

"The least you can do is acknowledge my existence. I've been chased out of my hometown and my brothers are fighting in this war that you began. My wife thinks I have left her – she doesn't believe that I'm on a ship with 'Arry 'Ead 'Unter. I have nothing left."

Jake said nothing. He had argued his innocence with the first few, but none of them believed him. They had all seen the footage on the news, of Jake working for and collaborating with Crawklings. After a while, Jake had resorted to silence. He was getting screamed at and shouted at anyway, so why bother? Confrontation wasn't a situation he excelled in anyway.

Bill, exasperated, pushed him away. Jake slumped backwards, his chair overturning and he fell into a heap on the floor.

Jaska, for the umpteen time, cradled him in her arms and helped him back to his chair.

"Only three more left, Jakey. You're doing ever so well."

Inspired by her loving gaze, Jake brought himself to look forwards at the last three mirror images of himself.

He sat there, blocking out the cursing, accusing and demands for apologies until there was no more.

Jake's relieved and deserved silence was broken by 'Arry's sarcastic applause as he approached the table.

"Well that was a fine example of humility and remorse," he spat. "All of those people whose lives have been destroyed by you, and not one apology?"

He looked at Jake, waiting for an argument. There was nothing, Jake just met his eyes, a glazed over, uncaring stare that barely registered as conscious.

'Arry cursed, and kicked a chair across the room. "This is just the beginning of your punishment, Jake. You will pay for what you have done."

With that a couple of his men pulled Jake roughly to his feet, and dragged him down the hall. Jaska was taken in the opposite direction, he wouldn't even get the distraction of her company this afternoon. Jake stayed curled up on the floor in his makeshift cell, whimpering to himself until he fell asleep, and dreamt that he was anywhere else but here.