Although there was a high wall lined with cameras surrounding the Fortis Group compound, Max quickly noticed that anyone could simply walk through the main entrance and into the front courtyard without difficulty. It was strange for a facility branded as a fortress, but he knew the reasoning from his research.
The company had thrived, in its early days, on public displays. Fortis had staged elaborate presentations, training showcases where guards marched in formation, demonstrated weapon drills, performed acrobatic takedowns, and showed off cutting-edge gear. The courtyard doubled as a stage. Influencers had flocked here, filming slick clips of armored guards disarming fake attackers or drones buzzing overhead while AI projections predicted strike patterns. Those videos had gone viral, and Fortis's name spread across Notting Hill like wildfire.
