The brief moment of joy that Katherine had seeing Ewan's surprise, died when he laughed. She was out of her element. She thought she knew what she was doing but she was wrong. She was on the verge of becoming a woman, but, in some ways, she was still a child. She had no idea how long Ewan had been playing this type of game and that she truly was just a novice at it. It became very clear to her rather quickly.<br/><br/>"Well, I-"<br/><br/>Katherine tried to speak but he cut her off. As she listened to him speak, her facial expressions were a mixture of anger and fear. She hadn't thought it all out, that much was clear. All she had thought of was that she could against the prince and her mother and get the life she had wanted. She swallowed hard as she realized why her mother enjoyed Ewan. He was like her, he just hid it well. She could see how cruel he was behind the mask.<br/><br/>Katherine tried to speak up once again, but Ewan decided to lecture her. She pressed her lips together as she realized how stupid her plan was. She just wanted to be Simon and she didn't realize how bad things would be for her father and siblings. She knew that no one of proper nobility would want any part of them if the truth came out, but she didn't want to destroy any of them either. She just wanted everyone to be happy and free of Victoria.<br/><br/>"I know she does not love us. She is incapable of love."<br/><br/>Katherine butted in. She had no illusions of her mother's feelings for her family. The only maternal love she had ever felt was from Eugenia. She didn't think Victoria loved Ewan either. Love wasn't something Victoria was capable of. Although it hadn't crossed her mind that her mother would actually harm her. Would she? Katherine didn't want to think so but...What if he was right? Katherine bit her lip as Ewan named an option that had never crossed her mind when she thought of taking her mother down. She thought back to the night Victoria had crushed Alexander's heart. She had used words to destroy Allena but...The look on Victoria's face...Katherine shook her head to Ewan. Anger was on her face but also defeat.<br/><br/>"I was mistaken. I saw nothing."<br/><br/>Katherine knew he wouldn't believe her. She'd need to find Simon and run away. Tonight. Ewan would tell Victoria, Katherine didn't doubt that. She and Simon would need to leave right away. The only thing that gave her hope that would work was that she had not told the prince why she was making threats. She prayed that tonight she would be able to slip safely away in the darkness with her true love.<br/><br/>------------------<br/><br/>Victoria excused herself from the party to find a sleeping tonic to slip into Henry's drinks. As the night was going on, Henry was getting more and more wine. She planned to drug his wine and make sure he didn't wake up until the next morning with a slight headache. As she weaved her way through the crowd to get to the gallery, she looked up and saw Ewan and Katherine on the balcony. Her eyes narrowed and wondered what was being said. Whatever it was, Katherine didn't appear to like it. Victoria was tempted to go up there now, but she trusted that Ewan would tell her soon enough. Then she'd have to figure out how to deal with her daughter.