Katherine drags herself to the kitchen in the morning and thinks that something needs to be done here. Life can’t just stop. She feels so bad and sad and down and the mood is the same with everyone. Not even the birth of Tinna’s baby boy helped to elevate the mood. It’s been five days since Anery fell sick and everyone in the castle is like an automated doll, doing the motions and everyday chores. No talking, no laughter, no life really. And she can include herself in that group.
It feels like they are all mourning Anery and she is still alive. The prospects are not good. She looks like a living corpse and nothing Cellan does can help her. Anery lost her magic and the will to live. Katherine is afraid what her death will do to Cellan, because the dragon part of him is too attached to Aner
