He also dropped the names of very affluent schools for sorceresses, and discussed the whole process of going to the balls for Blanche's selection to the schools, and knew which balls were held when. The first one, in fact, was held next month. Tillie made a list of all the things they needed to do in order to get prepared. Blanche looked on with interest, but Zofia could tell that her heart wasn't in this. She would miss all the friends she'd made. This change would be very drastic, but it was necessary. She didn't look forward to the arguments that would be coming up in the very near future.
Zofia could not help but admire how Stephen could interact with her children, speak to them one-on-one as though they were adults. She found herself looking at Stephen in a new way. He was now a man;
