"Lucy, those are two completely different things," the blonde insisted.
"Maybe," Lucy said, "But it's still in front of an audience."
Ironically as Lucy was stating this, she noticed that almost everyone had already left the room—Maria packing up the last of her papers and walking out the door as Lucy glanced over Elise's shoulder.
An audience no more; now they were completely alone.
Elise only shrugged, "I can't help it."
"Right," Lucy said, "But it makes sense, because Legacy means so much to you. Of course you'd be nervous riding in front of them—all you want is for them to see that you're continuing to improve so that they'll allow you to keep working with her."
"That sums it up perfectly."
"And you want them to let you keep her."
"Right. Which is...a long shot."
"I already to
