Hyde-White lapsed into silence, apparently content to let Glover consider his arguments. If the old man’s fears were real, there was no recourse. The land came first. If this was all a smoke screen for a power play, Glover wasn’t sure that he wanted to be involved. Neville was an influential man; his friends were primarily members of the nobility, who could use their influence to make or break Glover’s mundane career. But Hyde-White was a power as well. His GWN Corporation held a significant portion of ATT stock, as well as controlling interests in several other minor multinationals. The sum of his interests gave him considerable direct influence in the corporate community and made him more powerful than any one of Neville’s cronies. Glover would need time to sort out his options.