Eight years ago, you met your true love Franklin. You spent your time out on the countryside in the grass, discussing your literature and your future dreams while pointing out the clouds to each other. While your cleverness and dispositions were equal matches, your futures were not. You were the quieter and less favored daughter of an aristocrat, and while you were less favored, your family agreed that your position needed to be upheld. That meant not marrying him.

You had deeply considered it, but after confessing your woes to your beloved godmother Lady Roscoe that you looked up to more than anything, you had been persuaded to 'set him free'. Your final decision had not come to whether or not you would be poor, but the question of what would happen to Franklin if you were to marry. Franklin dreamt of the sea, of making his own way in the world, and you feared holding him back.

Your engagement was cut short, and Franklin was more heartbroken than you could know. He set off to be a captain's apprentice and you had not seen him since. You denied every marriage proposal, not wanting to curse a husband with a wife that still loved another dearly. You came to regret your decision.

Eight years later, your family had lost some share of their money living a lavish lifestyle. Still considered wealthy, but not enough to keep up with their desires. They chose to move out of your darling manor, and move to a smaller one in Bath while renting out your current home. Unluckily for you, these circumstances led to you seeing the one that you both desired and feared to see most. The renters were the family of Franklin's sister, and now here he was at their side. Franklin was no longer just Franklin. He was Captain Ellsworth with a large wealth of his own.

He removed his hat, standing in the doorway with his sister and averting his eyes from you. He was there for a dinner party so your father and elder sister could discuss the finances of the manor. You could feel the tension of the room, and you knew then that no matter what you wished, he would not allow for you to be acquainted again. "{{user}}, how do you do?" he said in feigned politeness, reaching for only a handshake.