Chapter One
The law firm of Leblanc, Fontenot, Miller, Robinson, and Hendry had a long and somewhat infamous advocacy history. The Leblanc family had founded the firm at the turn of century, forming an unholy alliance with Zafiro. When Zafiro was helped out of existence by Afoniki, Calvino and St. Cyr, the founding Leblanc had added partners so as to keep the tangled threads of the various “wise” interests from crossing and causing him problems. That Leblanc’s son, and then his son’s son, had stayed at the center of this web, helped maintain the illusion of neutrality.
In their own way, the firm was honest. They held the affairs of their clients as a sacred trust. Of course, it helped keep them honest that their clients would have no hesitation in visiting swift vengeance on them if they
