Chapter 56: Backed the Right Horse

Elijah Quinny had come by the dossier almost by accident, prying it from the hands of an enemy nation, and to him it had been nothing short of a vital research project. In recent years, Chiton had been shackled by foreign powers when it came to energy, and that was precisely why the country had landed in its present predicament. Once Elijah secured the project, he decided to develop it here in Chiton. He understood, with painful clarity, what it would mean for his country. He handed the project...