Everything was hazy. The ground was cold under her head and a light must of rain was falling, causing the woman to shiver. She felt a cold nose press into her cheek, heard a loud, deep bark and the sound of running foot steps.

"Oh my God. What happened to you?" The voice was scratchy, with an accent she couldn't place. Everything hurt. She couldn't focus. "Nanny. Go back to the house." The woman ordered. She felt herself lifted up in strong arms before succumbing to darkness again.

"There now. Easy Hun. Easy. Don't you try to get up now you hear? The bullet was a through and through but the wound is infected. " Kate opened her eyes, shocked at the intensity of the woman's seafoam green gaze. She opened her mouth, the simple movement sending jolts of pain through her skull and down her back.

"How..how long..." She struggled to clear her mind, remembering the last time she'd been shot in the head. How long has she been here?

"Three days darlin. I've managed to get you to keep a bit of broth down but now that you're fully conscious would you like some rabbit stew?" Kate found she was dressed in a white night dress with a hand embroidered A on the sleeve. The woman had changed her dressed her wounds and fed her.

"He'll kill you. Kate whispered fear in her voice. "He's...he's not a good man." She winced as a shot of pain ripped through her skull.

"Shhh" the woman soothed, spooning stew into Kate's mouth. " he won't hurt me. And he won't hurt you. Nothing can hurt me anymore. I have no one left I love." Kate saw pain in the seafoam eyes.

" I only have my Masha even that I'm not sure of. I lost everything when I defied Reddington. But really I havnt cared about anyone since I was 26 years old." It shocked her that she was revealing so much information but she felt safe doing so.

"I'm Annabeth." The seafoam eyes looked so achingly familiar it tore at her heart like a thousand knives. "Call me Beth if you like, but not...not.."

" why are you crying?" Kate's voice was hoarse and moving hurt but she reached out to grab a mountain worn hand. She gently traced the circular scar.

"Im Kate."