Katherine's heart was beating out of her chest, anticipating either his complete breakdown or, more surprisingly, his calm. It was indeed the latter. She kept her silence as Eward raised her hands to his lips, his breath soft and warm on her knuckles as he spoke to her. Swallowing, Katherine pulled her fingers from his grasp, barely reaching out and running her fingertips along his jaw and chin. "That is for me to decide," Katherine answered to his ultimate statement, offering a serene smile, "and it is no burden to me."