The fangling had been going over his actions and seemingly lack of smarts over the past few days. Book smarts was vastly different than practical smarts/cleverness. But learning the hard way seemed to be Ben's way ever since he was sired.
While making eye contact with Jack, Ben had clasped his hands in his lap and now he began to tremble. At least he wasn't going to be expelled. Therapy?
"I was angry at Andrei and...and James convinced me." Ben broke eye contact. He wasn't scared of ratting out the other fangling. It was just the consequences of his actions and words. "Is there any way I can apologize to Leon?" Not that apologizing would make a difference to anyone directly or indirectly involved.