"Good job!" Aunt Clara gave Soren a thumbs-up. "You passed the test with flying colors. But let's hear what the lady herself has to say." She turned to Ethea and smiled. "On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your husband's performance today?"
Ethea looked stunned, the heat quickly returning to her face.
"...T.."
Her voice was so low Clara had to lean down to listen.
"Two?"
"...T...Ten." Ethea corrected.
"Aha!" Clara clapped her hands together. "A perfect score! Now that's what I call a successful student. Well done, Soren."
"T-Thank you." Soren rubbed the back of his neck, his own cheeks warming. "I... I still have a lot to improve."
"That might be true, but you've come a long way since that first lesson. I still remember how you fumbled with the simplest tasks, your face redder than a tomato the entire time." Clara chuckled at the memory. "Now look at you, doing everything by yourself. Ethea is lucky to have you."
