Aw, I'm sorry. (Sorta? Okay, not really. It was a good one, though, right? ;P)

I think you're exactly right that it would have knocked all the fight out of Tom. I think it would have been devastating to him. As he said; he'd have Janni but he wouldn't have Bill and I don't think he'd be able to take Bill leaving. And I'm not sure he'd have gone after him for quite some time after. Anyway, I'm glad Bill's wised up.

Janni knows what's important. Sometimes kids make the best teachers. <3