Her voice remained as warm as early spring, as if her heart beat so steadily even though she took a different view from Evander, who was trying really hard to control his inner creature.
Katerina simply had her way of doing things, or perhaps this was someone else present in her soul, trying to soothe Evander's erratic heart. She could see Evander decline at first, so accustomed to Katerina's fiery temper. But, this moment was different, she absorbed things and then responded more than reacted, dampened situations rather than adding to the flames. And so before she knew it everything was stable again, it was all love around instead of bickering she was so accustomed to. It was a sense of calm washed over their faces.
Evander watched Katerina, lost in the mesmerizing beauty standing befo
