She seemed to think that I did not have a choice.

[And, maybe he doesn't. Viktor has been mulling the conversation over and over in his own head, and despite the fact that he knows he can refuse all of this, it does mean the government will continue

That said, he doesn't think much for their legal protections, either. If they want what he's working on, they'll simply seize it again.]

I've already shifted much of my work to the Horizon. If you know where, in the real world, I might be able to hide things, I am open to suggestions.