Katherine's reaction did not come from a sheltered life. It came from the opposite. Many bad experiences and tales had made her wary. Liam had installed her with a feeling of weakness all her childhood and it still gripped her heart. It was nothing one could flee from so easily.
"What do you want from me?" she asked baffled, honesty in her word. Was he only hear to insult her teachers? He knew nothing about her, her training or her past. Yet, he cast his judgement easily.
Her father, however, shifted. His form vanished from where he had been before. Knowing her father, he was still around. Somewhere.