It made sense only if they wanted resentment to boil over into open conflict. The person behind this knew about the existence of the Underground and could be trying to force it into the open. Conflict would only strengthen the government's position, maybe even lead to the loss of even more rights for the young. His unease transformed into dread. The changes were escalating.

Perhaps Molloy didn't move fast enough. Being over two hundred might make someone overly cautious. With a ...