Chapter Nine
Jason stroked his new bride tenderly as they indulged in a long post-coital cuddle. He decided that her surprising sturdiness warranted a change in the careful plans he and Evelyn had made to gently manage Pris into full knowledge of the Thompson family’s very complicated world. This was clearly not some traumatized Compound girl who would require kid-glove handling to help her heal enough to be treated as a full equal adult. So he started by quizzing her a bit,
“Pris dear, what do you know about me and my family?” She thought a bit before replying,
“Well, both you and your family are talked about a lot since you are one of the few congregant groups who don’t live on or near the Compound. Some people say it makes you untrustworthy, perhaps even half-Gentiles, which I’m gues
