"Maybe in six and a half years, I won't care what I'd be doing at home." Kate's aiming for snark but it comes out soft, breath stolen again by the figures on the screen. "It's only been six and a half months."

And every day she still wakes up and prays when she opens her eyes, she'll be in her room at the Sanctuary, late for morning meeting. She loves Declan, but they could get together at home, and everyone else would be fine without her. Even William.