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"Exactament!** Exactly..." Celeste beamed when Stefan seemed to understand her frustration.

"And of course, some students do not understand that and it's often... "Yes, Miss Forestier but if we have magic why would we not use it?" she said, in a mimicking type tone.

"They forget that for many of them, they may see a time when magic disappears from the world, and then who will make their dinners, sew a button on their clothes, or clean their houses?" she asked, her question rhetorical but her reasoning wasn't.

Magic was very slowly beginning to fade... at least on Earth, and there may be a time down the road ... that it may not be as reliable as now.

"Celeste is very passionate about preparedness and having a wide and useful skillset," Zora told Stefan, having caught his wink earlier and having grinned at it.

"Oui, this is true..." Celeste laughed at her niece's observation, and nodding at Stefan's question.

"Well, my father, Rafael, ... he can be very démodé... old-fashioned, traditional, at times," Celeste mused as she struggled for the English equivalent.

"He very much values respect and good manners,¨she explained as she looked at Stefan.

¨He also is very big on ... how do I say this... He a smidge bigotted about non-magical lines mixing with ours,¨she said, her tone apologetic, though she knew Stefan had nothing to worry about.

"Oh, goodness, no... You, my dear Stefan, have absolutely nothing to worry about," Celeste laughed.

"A demi-god ... that is like... on par with a unicorn," she teased.

"Honestly though... All jokes aside, my father may have other issues or concerns... but you being a god, and one so closely related to Druid culture is not one of them,¨she reassured him.

¨Heck, it were ... like the 1800s, he´d probably be begging you to take Zoraida," she jested, giving her niece a tiny wink.

"Hmm... well, other concerns might be the typical ones that all fathers might have," she replied, understanding Stefan´s concerns as she tried to think of a few real concerns Rafael might have regarding Stefan and Zora being together.

"Like ... What are your intentions? Are you serious about dating her? Or are just with you with her for her money? Or because you want her to back some crazy venture of yours," Celeste said as she ticked the reasons off on her fingers, glancing at Zora calmly and meaningfully as she spoke.

Both women had been in these situations at one time or another in the past, and they could not fault Rafael for being protective of them.

"Oui, oui," Celeste smiled calmly and just nodded along as Stefan spoke, enjoying what she was hearing as her gaze following his as he looked at her niece.

"I can see that you have deep feelings for my niece... your body languages speak volumes... Besides the fact that you two have not stopped holding hands since you arrived," Celeste pointed out, smiling softly at Zoraida, who had been fairly quiet the whole time, but the subtle blushes and furtive but adoring glances spoke volumes.

The witch had been very obviously aware of everything that was going on between them in her kitchen and approved of what she was seeing. The unspoken said more to her than any reassurances Stefan could give her.

"You are captivated by my niece, but what about your mother, Freyja? Does she take kindly to humans, especially ones that have captured her son's eye?" she asked gently, worried that Zora might have an uphill battle there.

"Your mother, well, I still can't believe she's the Freyja," Zora admitted once Stefan had finished reassuring her aunt that his mother would not have any real problems with her.

After chatting comfortably with each other for a good while longer about a variety of things - Celeste's recent pregnancy among the many topics - Zora finally laid a hand on Stefan's upper arm.

"We should probably be going soon?" she suggested after looking at the time and realising they had, very surprisingly, been there a few hours.