Katherine is too agitated to sit still, so she paces the length of the ruined throne room. The healer Ilias brought is good, she knows him personally, but she still worries about Cellan. The Royal guard surrendered at the first sight of the King and Queen tied up and Katherine standing there in the middle of them. They removed the unconscious members of the council and now a few of them are standing guard and waiting for orders.
She can’t focus on anything other than Cellan right now. She needs to know that he will live before she makes any decisions. And most of her decisions are based on his well being. She glances in his direction and a slight movement of his arm is all she needs to rush over and kneel on the floor by his side. She takes his hand in hers and waits patiently for the hea
