Yup, same issue with me. I even went back to previous NPC, thinking if I could abandon the quest, it might reset Francel, nope, no option to abandon the quest. Anyhow, I hope they fix this. I have been enjoying the story thus far and really would like to know what happens next in main story. Prolly gonna go work on creating a black mage now while i wait for a update on this. So far, still a very solid game. I'd give them a month or two to find, and get rid of all the bugs that come up.