Relief flooded Katherine when she finally left her mother's room and Mark, instead of Jasper, followed her as her personal guard. The only way she was going to get over Jasper was to have space from him. As much as it hurt to not have him around, it didn't hurt nearly as much as having him physically near yet emotionally distant.
The castle was busier than ever the next couple days in preparation for the wedding. Katherine bounced from meeting to meeting with the florist about the flowers and greenery that would line the aisle and arch at the altar, chefs about the three course meal that would be served after the ceremony and coronation, Eric about literally anything and everything, and the royal guard about security for the day.
