Kat still would not look at him, even when his face was right next to hers as she tried to quiet her pounding, thunderous heart.  When suddenly another girl's face was shoved into hers her heart ached with compassion for the other who was clearly terrified.  He was supposed to be making HER pay, no one else!  Regret filled her mind and body now as in a few seconds horrible scenarios played out in her mind, her cool vibrant eyes searching the held girl's apologetically.  Nothing Kat had thought of, nothing she'd seen up until that point could have prepared her for what was about to happen.<br/><br/>It almost happened too fast to see, and the shock that followed made it even more difficult to comprehend.  The warm feel of blood spattering onto her clothing and skin was probably what hit her first, then her eyes trailed down to realize that the girl's heart was being held in the Emperor's death gripping fist, still struggling to beat.  Something between a gasp and a whimper came forth from her mouth, too stunned to even scream.  The look on the poor victim's face was unbearable as the realization hit her and she tried to cry out before the life in her ceased.<br/><br/>Kat wanted to scream at him, call him a bastard, a murderer, a butcher, and try to rip him apart with her bare hands!  But clearly others would only have suffered because of it so she stayed silent, in spite of her strongest instincts.  An angry tear trailed down her cheek and she knew her body was shaking with emotion and adrenaline.  Her stomach only became sicker as she felt lumps rising in her throat, but she swallowed them down.  She wouldn't allow them to see any more of her weakness.