[h2]Katalina[/h2]

"I'll take us to the ladder and well... sorry." Kata looked over at Alex, giving him a sympathetic look as well. She felt for him. How many people had she left behind when she had been tossed from her world? Her hands clasped over the oyster in her pocket. She frowned as she remembered her beloved's face. Every rub of her thumb over the oyster reminded her of him. God... how many tides had it been? Sweet nereids she just wanted to once more hear him say those three words...

She was tugged from her thoughts as she heard Christopher asking her to lead the way. "Huh? Oh yeah... I can do that. Sorry." She frowned a bit as she turned toward the castle, and pointed at it. "We're going to have to go around, so that the guards can't spot us. Hope you guys are okay with that." She then took the lead to lead the merry little band of misfits towards the ladder.