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The Prescot family were miners. At one time, they were contracted to develop
technology for a mineral-rich, but uninhabitable system. Gradually, all the
investors shied away. Then the Prescots broke through with the technology needed
to exploit entire planets, and incidentally develop domed playgrounds for the
perversely rich, including indoor ski slopes and cable cars over megavolcanos,
casinos, and rides. This created the economic problem of being the richest
people in the universe, having more money than most governments and effectively
unlimited resources.
Money is a small blessing when enemies are quite willing to spend billions
for the chance at trillions. Bryan Prescot and his daughter might as well have
targets painted on their backs for the thugs, kidnappers, and assassins their
competitors would throw at them. Bodyguards were necessary — highly
trained bodyguards who could be bought once and be utterly loyal no matter the
circumstances. The altercation comes to a head inside the domes and mines of
Govannon, with their enemy desperate to do anything to save their own lives, now
that the gloves are off. Caron Prescot has only six bodyguards against an army,
but she has two aces in the hole: The miners are on her side, and Elke, Ripple
Creek's psychotic demolition expert, has a nuke. The problem with Elke
having a nuke is... that Elke will use it!
