Across the table, Nico is chatting with his old friend, Jonas Jones, Michael’s father....
JONAS- “So, is your daughter ready to marry yet, Nico?”
NICO- “Actually, I do not think that she is. She recently turned down one engagement proposal.”
JONAS- “From Lucian, I assume...”
NICO- “No, not Lucian. I think Lucian is quite content being single for the moment. He was a mortal.”
JONAS- “A Mortal!? Thank goodness she said no! There is no way that she should marry a mortal. The strongest witch to ever be born in our lifetime...or any lifetime almost, and to marry a mortal would end the strength she possess right there.”
NICO- “My mother married a mortal, and my grandmother married one as well. And we all know that my father was mortal, and my mother had very little gifts if any. I think the linage is secure, Jonas.”
JONAS- “Yes, that Goth/Boedell mixture is strong for sure. and now that it has been mixed with the Jones blood, I suppose there is no need to worry. However, Michael was so hoping that he and your daughter could marry.”
NICO- “Well, Jonas, we no longer live in the time of arranged marriages, so Thymian...and Michael are free to marry whomever they choose.”
JONAS- “Yes, unfortunately the ways of the old has passed.”

















