He was just a tool.
A local bureaucrat used to clean up messes, take the fall, and be discarded when his purpose was served.
If he had really followed Washington's orders, if he had really caused a bloody conflict in Pittsburgh, then Pennsylvania would descend into chaos, and his reputation would be ruined.
What would Washington do then?
They would kick him to the curb without a second thought, pinning all the blame on him to appease the public's anger.
'They've already given up on me.'
Campbell's gaze sharpened.
'Whether I do it or not, in their eyes, I'm already a dead man.'
In that case, why should he still listen to them?
Since Washington didn't take him seriously, why should he sacrifice Pennsylvania's interests for theirs?
This was his home.
This was the foundation the Campbell Family had built over two hundred years.
If becoming an official in Washington meant burning his own home to the ground, then it wasn't a position worth having.
