Catherine left the Headquarter, slightly shaken from her conversation with Merule.
'Do I have to tell them of my background?' she was reluctant to do so. Most on the account she did not want her loved one, especially Ryker, to be picking a fight for her sake.
After all, her family is very strong, even in the standard of the Grand Core Region.
'I will have to tell them though. Sooner or later.' she just wish it will be later.
-x-
Merule observed the departing form of Catherine with a sigh.
"It's for your own good, Catherine. You are still young. It's better to pick someone better than that womanizer. Even if he is talented."
Talents sometimes don't mean much in the face overwhelming power, and she hope her grand niece will realize this soon. Before the family made she learn the lesson the hard way.
-x-
Ryker could see something bothering Catherine, her face gloomy.
"What's wrong, Catherine?" he asked.
