*Elio*

“It’s been slow going due to the transfer of assets from here to America,” Alessandro told me with a frustrated look. “We’ve been having trouble hiring people over there due to the lack of loyalty. We’ve had nine cases of deserters in the past few weeks, all US hires. It’s making establishing operations more difficult.”

“The US doesn’t really have the same loyalty as they do in Florence. We’ve got roots and power here, but family ...