[ katerina smiles — clementine gets it. that's the lesson she had learned from a history of magic, even defense against the dark arts. never follow directly in the footsteps of another, because it can always lead to failure rather than success. ]

[ pursing her lips, she tilts her head and draws her brows together as she ponders clementine's question. ] Definitely a bunny phobia. [ she pretends to take it seriously, even though there's nothing serious about it at all. leaning forward, she whispers mock conspiratorially, ] Salazar had a bit of a boot fetish. And it's not the kind of boot fetish you might be thinking of.