"Wait, illegal? What do you mean?" There's a saying that the most intelligent people can sometimes be the dumbest. Kitty hadn't even thought to check with laws or anything that Pete would be thorough enough to know about. She'd never been on any tree expeditions for the years previous, and she just assumed. Apparently she assumed the wrong thing. "I don't know," she answered Terry, eyes wide as well. "Pete, I seriously didn't know it was illegal. I just figured...sorry." She felt bad about tricking him, especially when she didn't know the trick was illegal.
She took the axe, letting the head rest on the ground while she held onto the handle. Why was this such a dilemma? She didn't have a desire to break the law, but there was something primal about cutting down a tree, dragging it through the snow and displaying your hard work. Standing there, Kitty pouted. "Well...that sucks. I mean, the mansion needs a tree, but breaking the law is kinda not in line with what we're supposed to believe in. Damn morals."