His father dead and his criminal syndicate in a shambles, Nikolai Boromov and his allies turn to the up and coming Cabrerra organization – which has Colin Neidermeyer as its public liaison – to consider a merger… Conference Room A brightly lit room with slit windows overlooking the city of Shadowheart. Taking up most of the room is an oval mahogany table surrounded by a dozen black leather chairs. Holographic emitters mounted on the ceiling are aimed at the center of the table. A stylized C gleams in steel on one wall. Guards stand on either side of the door. Nikolai has arrived.