She had to cover her mouth with both hands, to smother a giggle. It wasn't hard to guess what tactic Stefan had chosen. And she knew she shouldn't be laughing. Freewill was freewill, after all. But just the idea of the stern matron smiling and giving them privacy was just so...

...silly.

And, of course, under Stefan's compulsion, the elderly woman did, in fact, go a bit slack-jawed. "Of course. Sorry to have interrupted."