Inspired, but short and probably boring. Dunno, I had 20 minutes to write this.


She didn't know how to feel at the time.

Happy that Nathaniel did something so unbelievably noble and saved them all?

Sad because he wasn't here to celebrate?

Angry that he didn't keep his promise?

Kitty couldn't handle thinking about him without having a hurricane of mixed emotions storming her heart.

By now, Kitty was strong enough to move around anywhere on her own, and even if she couldn't, nobody could stop her stubbornness anyway.

She was walking through the park now, thinking things through. Well, deep thought was her objective, but she got pulled out of it when she accidentally bumped into someone.

"Sorry." She said absently. The women she bumped into surveyed her with calculating eyes.

"Ms. Jones, am I right? I heard about your equality movement and reform. And… Nathaniel's death." The woman said, hesitating at the latter name.

Kitty looked up. His name wasn't supposed to have gone public, though his death as John Mandrake was all over London.

"How did you know…" Kitty began, but the woman smiled weakly and replied.

"I used to know him back when he was a child without that plastic name of his. My name is Rosanna Lutyens. Would you like to sit and talk? I have no immediate obligations." Kitty nodded at Ms. Lutyens' proposal and they found a park bench to sit on.

The two females sat quietly for a little while, until Ms. Lutyens sighed.

"Tell me, how did he-?" The older woman started, putting down her bag.

"He saved everyone but himself. He was so stupid. And he broke his promise. That man was a fool." Kitty said bitterly.

"Fool as he was, at least he wasn't blind for the last few days of his life. He changed considerably since I last saw him. I wouldn't have believed his last moments were spent fighting for good ideals and helping people." Ms. Lutyens shook her head at the irony.

"Neither would I. But when it came right down to it, he just had to be so bloody noble." Kitty said bitterly.

"Nathaniel would do anything to protect his pride and the people he cares about. Just think about it. Nathaniel cared about you enough to break his promise to you." Ms. Lutyens gave a ghost of a smile then looked up at the trees.

"I hate him." Kitty said angrily. After a minute of silence, tears stung at her eyes and Kitty sobbed. Ms. Lutyens looked at her solemnly.

"I miss him." Kitty said between sobs, hiding her face behind her hands and letting her feelings out, not giving a care in the world about acting tough anymore.

"Shh, there there. It's alright." Ms. Lutyens whispered, hugging Kitty's vulnerable figure, comforting her as though she were one of the children she taught.

"As redundant as this lesson is, you'll have to learn that he'll always be with you, even if you don't see him. I always imagined, even with all the lying pamphlets and the dying soldiers, that the little boy Nathaniel was still drawing with a smile on his face and a care for the world." Ms. Lutyens smiled.

Kitty willed herself to stand up and sighed.

"Thank you Ms. Lutyens." Kitty said, smiling.


Well... I hope that was touching.