In 1996, as Hong Kong prepares to change hands, the waters surrounding it still hold secrets older than any treaty.
As the once-mighty Ballantyne Holdings teeters, Michael Ballantyne is chasing the truth behind his family's unraveling legacy. In doing so, he has to awake forgotten ties, unsettled debts, and the memory of a name that still echoes through the corridors of power.
As empires clash without raising their voices-across Japan, Macao, Singapore, and a rising China-a game unfolds where the pawns are ships, gold, and silence.
Because whoever controls the sea...
has no need for flags.