Private Finished Delphi - Not the Oracle, the Bookshop!

When Ithai asked Zora the cookbook question, her mind automatically flew to her aunt, Celeste. "You know what? Yes, I would be interested, very interested actually," Zora admitted thinking that it would be a nice way to repay her aunt for her kindness lately.

"The more recipes, the better... it's for my aunt, she loves to cook, teaches Home Ec at the Academy, and she has the ability to speak almost any language on Earth. That cookbook is probably the perfect gift for her if I'm honest," Zora explained as she followed Ithai through the bookshop.

"Celeste, Miss Forestier, as her students call her, is also in the competition, and she's the ridiculously young looking woman of high fashion who likes homely pursuits." Zora grinned, "She is probably the most domesticated French woman you'll ever meet," she joked.

"Your aunt also works at the school? Small world indeed," Zora said, "What does she teach? Maybe Celeste already knows her," she said thinking that it was entirely possible since her aunt loved to talk to people and was very personable.

"That name doesn't really ring a bell, but Celeste has so many co-workers, friends, I wouldn't be surprised if they knew each other," Zora said easily as she followed Ithai to the back part of the book shop, very curious about the old cook book he was going to show her.

As Zora was about to take the book from Ithai, she received a series of messages on her cell phone. Not that that was weird, but she had left her business phone at home and only taken her private number, a number which few people had - only her aunt, grandfather, son, her boyfriend and one or two close friends.

"One moment please, I -..." she said, voice trailing as she pulled out few phone and read the messages. They were from Broen. Reading them, Zora frowned, scrolling back to the first and back down rereading them. The messages were worrisome at best, the competition was not what it appeared to be.

"Sorry, my boyfriend just texted me...something important has happened," she admitted as she looked at Ithai, wondering just how much the man in front of her knew, and how much he had intentionally been keeping from people. The thought now made her wary.