Hawke and Beckett
"Very much so." Kate agreed softly, hoping with every part of herself that somehow, someway her life kept right on going and Castle never knew she was gone. If he did -- well, that was just another layer of guilt, but it was also one that she wasn't sure she could stand. She had spent a few weeks once unsure of where he was or if he was alive and the last thing Kate would ever want for Rick was to go through that himself.
Shoving the thought away, she instead focused on Marian's face as she talked about Fenris. Even if the story wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, it was clear that the other woman enjoyed their history and everything that came with it. So Kate just lost herself in it, sipping at her drink and listening until Marian came to a stop.
"He contacted you to take care of the slavers," she repeated, "That's.....bold. I'm guessing you set him free then?"