<em>Giving Xavier a quick double take, still amazed that he wanted to know her, she grinned a little sheepishly.</em><br/><br/>"Ach...well, my mum is Irish, and my da is German, and though I grew up in Ireland, it seems most of my life has been spent here."<br/><em>Though for the most part Frannie had lost her brogue, often times when she spoke of home or family it would creep into her conversation.  However, not wanting to appear any more different than she had to, she tried very hard to cover up the lilt in her words.</em><br/><br/>"I've a younger brother, Patrick, but he's not interested in magick at all, but would rather ride horses.  He's got a real knack for them, so I'm sure he'll do very well."<em>Frannie's eyes brightened whenever she spoke of her little brother, who she loved dearly.</em><br/><br/>"But enough about me...I don't want to bore you to tears.  Tell me about Xavier."