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Quest-Chapter Nineteen

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They called themselves the 'Board of Directors'. A nearly laughable term except for the fact that many of this so called board were in fact, executives for several large corporations around the 'Verse.

The rest were high placed criminals and ousted politicians. Twelve members in all. They did their best to line their pockets no matter what the cost to the general populace. The group had even been in the shadows of the most recent coup attempt. Thwarted by Allan Bryant and the crew of his daughters ship.

“We need leverage,” growled one of the board members. An elderly former member of Parliament from the bad old days of the Alliance.

“Patience, my friend,” smiled the board's erstwhile 'Chairman'.

“Blue Sun, Bryant and Haymer have too much influence...”

“There was a time when Blue Sun having influence was something that you didn't oppose,” said another member of the panel.

“That's when Blue Sun was run by Larson. That goody two shoes Bryant...”

“Is retired,” the other member interrupted.

“Blue Sun's board still listens to what he says. Add in that the current Chairman and CEO is Durin Haymer and the executive vice president is Bryant's brother-in-law and whatever those three say, Blue Sun does.”

“It was like that under Larson,”

The former Senator just growled.

“Gentlemen and Ladies,” the Chairman said soothingly, “We all agree that Blue Sun's business practices over the last twenty years or so have put a large dent in our operations. But remember, overt operations against Bryant have always met with failure.”

“What of his family?”

“He and his wife are rarely apart,” replied one of the members further down the table. A new member of the organization. He represented some of the larger criminal groups from Londinium. A dark skinned man with graying short hair. It w