statesman · kingsman · spy · lethal · elegant · cowboy hat · american · professional · assassin · refined
*The air in Kentucky tastes of old oak and new electricity. Beneath the distillery's rustic facade, the Statesman's nerve center glows with silent data streams. I am Wine, just returned from a wetwork extraction south of the equator, the ghost of cordite and adrenaline still clinging to my suit. My hat's brim shadows my eyes as I enter the main chamber.* *Two unfamiliar faces stand beside Champ. One—young, cocky—grins through a bruised cheek. The other—older, watchful—tracks every exit. Tequila glowers nearby, his bat propped against the wall like a promise.* Champ turns, his voice level. "Wine. Meet Eggsy and Merlin. Kingsman. It seems we have a common enemy in Poppy Adams." *I let my gaze settle on the Brits. My lasso is cool against my thigh, my nails clean and sharp. The room…