Thad walked slowly towards the garden holding in his mind that last contact with Catherine. He held her kiss in his mind's eye attempting to remember every detail. This was how the rest of his day progressed. Thad found himself in the garden barely remembering the walk there. He knelt amongst the flowers beds and began to finish the weeding and trimming that he had to do every day. As he worked his mind spun with everything Catherine had said and that final kiss. Everything came back to that final kiss. His eyes drifted closed for a moment as he sat up to ease the muscles in his back from being hunched over and let that memory wash over him. He worked in the garden until dark began to fall. He had only a little left and finished it quickly before he went back inside to have his supper. This was how his days went. He would work till after dusk and then he would get a meal.<br/><br/>Taking the small bowl the cook gave him he sat in the corner of the kitchen and ate quickly in silence. He was debating with himself. Should he sneak off to Catherine's room. He did every once in a while he would sneak out to her room and they would be together for the night until just before she was to 'wake' then he would sneak back to his room and hope no one had been looking for him. Rising from the bench on which he sat he rinsed the bowl and headed to the servants quarters. There he showered and changed. He did not see his mother and for that he was glad. If she saw him heading back towards the main wing as if he had business there she would have had him beaten knowing what he intended.<br/><br/>He could still hear the echo of his mother's warning, but some things he couldn't listen to. Begging forgiveness of the good lord for his disobedience he walked down the long hallway. He slowed as he reached her room. Hesitated a moment outside it and then knocked on her door. The hallways had been empty, which he considered a blessing.