Chapter ThreeMOEL FAMU, WALES – APRIL 1968 Sir Marcus Thorne, AKA the Salamander, and now, the newly appointed Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service, dug his hiking stick deep into the earth of the Welsh mountain Moel Famu, and pushed himself ever onwards up the side of the hill. He loved walking in this region of Wales. The mountains, the wide open spaces, the quiet, the freedom; all gave him the opportunity to think and escape. It was his release. He needed these small moments, perhaps once a month, to let him bleed out the tension of his double life and the nefarious workings of the British Secret Service. This was his luxury. His hopes of manipulating the Kyonshi Crisis had all come to nought. His accomplice – the Raven and his organisation – were defeated… destroyed… at l

