All those people, the familiar and the unfamiliar, were unsatisfied with The Committee and The Committee. And almost every one of those faces expressed complete shock at seeing my father, the son-in-law of the head of The Committee, by my side.
But that shock quickly morphed into hope. The knowledge that there was someone with his status who was willing to stand against the rest of The Committee… it silenced the room and calmed the worry on many of the faces.
Thomas’s father stood in front of the group, trying to get everyone’s attention. “Everyone is here. We should get to the task as quickly as possible. Group meetings are always suspect, especially unscheduled ones. I think most of you know who I am. I am Preston and my son, Thomas, is over there”.
He pointed to where Thomas and I st
