Claire Sinclair said, "Teacher Hartwell, I didn't become a journalist to chase fame and fortune. I just want to write good articles and be a voice for the vulnerable."
But Henry Hartwell said, "Theo Rhodes has completely taken up your mantle. You can rest easy with him here. Besides, your status is different now. I know what you want to accomplish, but you have to think this through. Young Master Quincy only gave you one year. Can you really grow as a person if you spend that year at Astoria Daily?"
Claire Sinclair raised an eyebrow. "He even told you about the one-year deadline?"
"That's not important," Henry Hartwell said. "I hope you can think carefully for your own sake, and for Young Master Quincy's sake as well."
Claire Sinclair bit her lip and said in a low voice, "Teacher Hartwell, what would I even do if I went to the television station?"
