Katherine could feel Mrs Nott's eyes on the collar as clearly as if they'd heated up the collar. She hated the blasted thing and it annoyed her to bits that someone like Macnair could make it so hard for her to break the spell. It took all the effort she had not to raise her hand and cover it, thereby bringing even more attention to it.
She forced a smile on her face and nodded. "I can imgaine," she answered. "It's different even for me and I just left school." Now if she could just push away everything that had happened since then...
The answer was so easy, falling from her lips before she could react. "I'm quite well," though of course they both knew that was a lie. "I'm safe," she amended. "It's a vast improvement from yesterday."
She looked down then back up at Mrs Nott. "I feel I should apologise for my parents lack of manners at my... wedding," she said, not hiding the frown at the word. "Belvina was in your care and a guest in their home. It was their duty to try and keep her from harm while there."