Her lips quirk slightly. "It still sounds amazing either way. I'm sure that if you really wanted to learn magic, you wouldn't have nearly as much trouble as you think you might." To have the mind set to learn, remember, and put into practice the things that Nadine did was no easy feat. Holst had always told her that she was more than capable of doing whatever it was she put her mind to, but she didn't think she could learn that. Not the way Claude seemed to pick it up as easily as he breathed.

The thought of him prompts a slight furrow to appear between her brows, and her worry finally nudges through the part of her that said she wouldn't. There's a brief moment of hesitation, the guilt of passing her worry onto Nadine too surfacing before she persists. "This might seem a little out of the blue but — you haven't happened to see Claude recently, have you?"

She hopes that her mention of their last lesson being a little overdue means just that and that it doesn't actually apply to Claude not gracing his shop with his presence.