He stared at her for some moments, neither of them speaking. No one else dared break the silence, either taking in what they'd heard, or afraid of what might happen if they spoke. The atmosphere was like a powder keg, ready to ignite within the Pillar of Fire's demesne.
For Eldon's part, he didn't know what to think. On the one hand, he hadn't tried to have sex with a biological sister. On the other hand, Jessica wasn't the woman he'd thought she was. He glanced to Shelly, and saw her crying into the android's shoulder. This had to be much worse on her.
The sound of footsteps made him look back to his dad as the older man walked in the last direction he expected to see his father go.
Lyden Snow moved with grim determination to the chambers where he'd been raped, beaten, and abused by TanaVesta; to the chambers that Angela now used for her own.
Eldon stood and took a step to follow, but hands gripped him, stopping him.
