In the Lion's Den

Dawn over London broke in shades of slate and pale amber, the morning sun reflecting off the geometric glass facade of 'The Apex' as it soared above the looping bend of the River Thames. In Canary Wharf, while the rest of the financial district was just beginning to stir with early-morning traders and banking executives, the private security perimeter of Thorne Aeronautics was already locked down under biometric surveillance. Astrid…