St. John's Eve Family Bonfire

"And you now wonder if my aunt will leave too, no?" Zora said gently as she looked at Iesha with understanding. Being left behind was a hard thing to stomach, for anyone, no matter the age, and it was something Zora could easily sympathise with as her own thoughts immediately went to Broen.

"I can't say if everything will work out between my aunt and Roldan," she began as her gaze strayed over to where Celeste and Shale were talking. "However, my instinct says that it's probably more than likely they will get married one day and you won't ever need to worry about being alone."

"And if, for some strange and unlikely reason, it doesn't, well, I know Celeste would not suddenly stop being there for you," Zora told Iesha. "She has always been there for me, no matter how badly I mess up and believe me... I have messed up badly quite a few times over the years," she said as she stared at her aunt, smiling a little when she started laughing at something Shale had said.

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Rafael set up the charges and positioned the fireworks so that they'd explode over the water, all with the help of Felen. The whole set up probably took an hour to do since most of it was just hooking the charges up and getting everything properly placed.

"I think that'll do very nicely," Rafael stated matter-of-factly, quite satisfied with their handiwork as he began wiping his hands on a clean handkerchief that he had made appear out of thin air, offering Felen one too in the process.

"I love fireworks," he confided. "It still amazes me how simple of a concept they are, and how much joy and wonderment they can still inspire in people."

At Iesha's insistence, Zora nodded, taking a moment to decide where to begin and what to tell the young lamia about her aunt.

"Well, to start, Celeste is my mother's younger sister, but to me, she has always been more like a sister. I have always been closer to her than anyone else."

"When my mother passed away, she was there for me and helped me through it. When I had my son she offered support and did not judge me..." Zora told Iesha thoughtfully. The times Celeste had been there for her were countless, and Zora had trouble remembering just a few when there were so many.

"Celeste is an amazing person... she's not had it easy though. Her mother was not a very caring person and had very little interest in Celeste's life," Zora confided, not bothering with the finer details. "But I'm guessing that's why family is so important to her now."


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"That sounds interesting," Rafael remarked as he observed their handiwork. "Would you be able to replicate that here?" he asked, looking directly at Felen now. Rafael was always curious about anything magical, and loved to emulate new forms or spells if he could, or try to find ways to adapt things to his own magical skill set.

"I'd love to learn how to do that, see if I can replicate it or approximate it somehow," he told Felen. Rafael was quite willing to put in the work needed into adapting such magic if it could be done here and wasn't a magic specific only to a certain place or dimension.


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As Iesha spoke, Zora had to smile. She really was the sweetest, and in a way, it made Zora slightly envious. She had never really wanted a large family or more children, but seeing Celeste this evening with her children, and talking with her potentially new daughter, made Zora realise what she was missing out on.

"I think we all need reminders once in a while," Zora admitted.

"You know, you should ask Celeste one day to teach you how to make something like her homemade noodles or filled dumplings," Zora suggested as one of their younger days bonding activity came to mind. "She likes making both, except she always says it´s better or more fun if two people or more can help."


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"Of course," Rafael agreed. "Two heads are always better than one when dealing with such things. Each type of magic often comes with its own set of rules or specifications. Things that might be unfamiliar to one user but not to another," he explained. Rafael was very much in favour of teamwork since he knew some spells could outright kill a magic user if they were not powerful enough to wield it by themselves.

"After tonight´s festivities are over, we could possibly set up a time to talk about the specifics and what is needed to recreate the magic?" he suggested as they walked back to where the bonfires were.



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