*Frannie*
“Have you ever known anyone to stand up to him like she does?” Bill asks, before sipping his wine.
I smile. "No. And I don’t think he quite knows what to make of her."
"He has always loved you, Frannie. Why are you making it so blasted difficult for him? You're not meek, you're not cowardly. I daresay if you wanted all this, nothing would stop you from acquiring it." He says.
"That’s the thing, Bill. I don’t want all this. It’s too grand, it’s too… well, it’s simply too much." I admit.
He looks thoughtful, "Think of all the good things you could do."
"I can do them now. I am doing them now." I point out.
He nods slowly, "But you could do so much more. As Luc’s Luna, you would have influence, you would…"
"Be snubbed at every turn. I don’t understand why he stays in this wo
