This group was so powerful, it owned the biggest bank in all of Novaria. Their acquisition of Blue Knight was just the first move in launching a brand-new project. Blue Knight was going to be the platform. As for what that project actually was—I had no idea. I couldn't dig up anything concrete. It hadn't even launched yet.

Business these days is absolutely brutal. You think you've got a new idea? Someone else has a newer one, plus deeper pockets. You think your business ...