Alistair's only response was to raise an eyebrow when she mentioned her heart pushing out of her chest.
But the story was incredibly familiar. So familiar, in fact, that it almost made him want to chuckle. He was sure that it was the sort of thing that happened to thousands of kids - an accident and latency becomes a thing of the past - but it was different hearing it from another's mouth.
"That sounds... incredibly painful." Mentally and physically he thought as he walked over to the counter and got himself a glass from the cabinet he'd spied Katherine retrieve from countless times. "If I can ask," Alistair started and paused. "I realize that this may make you the ultimate political cliche but... you don't have a heart then?" Alistair concluded with cautious skepticism.