Re: Call: Luke/Wren
[She manages to swallow down the they don't that immediately comes to mind.] This family? Jesus, standing in their church and society, their duty, a calling. [Pause.] I know. I know you'd help. [After a very long pause.] I'm working on getting enough information from enough powerful people that they'll all owe me favors eventually, to keep their secrets quiet. It's just taking awhile.
[Fondly, but no less serious.] What if I spend a lot of time convincing you that you do deserve them? I seem to recall you doing that for me all the time.