"You are trespassing on private Vanguard property."
The lead director pointed a shaking finger at the young sovereign.
The initial shock faded from the faces of the five corporate executives. They remembered their own immense legal authority. They managed the oldest architectural temple in the hemisphere. They answered directly to the Elysium Summit.
"Call the local precinct," the director commanded his associates. "Tell the police the CEO of Parker Media is breaking and entering."
Ryan Parker did not raise his hands in surrender. He did not retreat toward the grand foyer.
He stepped forward.
He moved past the scattered legal documents on the wooden stage. He stopped directly in front of the five hostile executives.
"You do not own this building," Ryan stated.
"We possess the legal
